Glossary of Terms
Practical maintenance terms, CMMS language, reliability abbreviations, and plant maintenance definitions in one place.
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Calibration
Calibration is the documented comparison of a measuring instrument against a known reference to determine its accuracy and confirm whether it remains suitable for use.
Calibration Certificate
A calibration certificate is the formal record of an instrument’s calibration results, reference standards, measurement uncertainty, traceability, and acceptance status.
Calibration Interval
A calibration interval is the planned period or usage between successive calibrations of a measuring instrument.
Capacity Utilization
Capacity utilization is the percentage of available production capacity used to produce actual output during a defined period.
Cavitation
Cavitation is the formation and collapse of vapor bubbles in a liquid when local pressure falls below the liquid's vapor pressure.
Changeover Time
Changeover time is the elapsed time required to switch equipment or a production process from one product, format, batch, or operating condition to another.
Chronic Failure
A chronic failure is a recurring equipment problem that persists over time and is often accepted as normal despite its cumulative impact.
Circuit Breaker Maintenance
Circuit breaker maintenance verifies that electrical switching and protection devices can safely interrupt, isolate, and restore circuits when required.
Cloud CMMS
A cloud CMMS is maintenance-management software hosted and delivered through internet-based infrastructure rather than installed only on local plant servers.
CMMS Data Migration
CMMS data migration is the controlled extraction, cleaning, transformation, validation, and import of maintenance information into a new system.
CMMS Implementation
CMMS implementation is the structured process of configuring maintenance software, preparing data, defining workflows, training users, and moving plant maintenance into controlled use.
CMMS Integration
CMMS integration connects maintenance software with other systems so approved data, events, and transactions can move between them.
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