Glossary of Terms
Practical maintenance terms, CMMS language, reliability abbreviations, and plant maintenance definitions in one place.
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Resource Loading
Resource loading is the allocation of planned maintenance hours to available teams, trades, technicians, contractors, or shifts.
RFID Asset Tracking
RFID asset tracking uses radio-frequency tags and readers to identify or locate assets without requiring direct visual scanning.
Risk Priority Number
Risk Priority Number is a numerical value commonly calculated from severity, occurrence, and detection ratings during FMEA.
Risk-Based Maintenance
Risk-based maintenance prioritizes maintenance decisions according to the likelihood and consequence of equipment failure.
Role-Based Access Control
Role-Based Access Control assigns system permissions according to a user's authorized maintenance role and responsibility.
Root Cause Analysis
Root cause analysis is a structured investigation used to identify the underlying conditions that allowed a failure or problem to occur and determine actions that reduce recurrence.
Root Cause Code
A root cause code is a controlled classification used to record the verified underlying cause of a maintenance failure or recurring problem.
Rotating Equipment
Rotating equipment is machinery containing components that rotate to transfer energy, move material, or perform mechanical work.
Route-Based Inspection
A route-based inspection is a recurring sequence of condition checks performed across several assets or locations during one inspection round.
Run-to-Failure Maintenance
Run-to-failure maintenance is a deliberate strategy in which selected equipment is allowed to operate until functional failure before repair or replacement.
Safety Instrumented System
A Safety Instrumented System is an independent system of sensors, logic, and final elements designed to move a process to a safe state when defined conditions occur.
Safety Integrity Level
Safety Integrity Level is a defined level of risk reduction assigned to a safety instrumented function.
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