Glossary of Terms
Practical maintenance terms, CMMS language, reliability abbreviations, and plant maintenance definitions in one place.
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Equipment Uptime
Equipment uptime is the duration or percentage of required time during which an asset is operating or available for operation.
ERP-CMMS Integration
ERP-CMMS integration connects maintenance execution with financial, procurement, inventory, vendor, and enterprise master-data processes.
Facility Asset Management
Facility asset management is the coordinated control of building systems, infrastructure, utilities, contracts, condition, cost, and lifecycle decisions.
Facility Condition Index
Facility Condition Index is a ratio comparing identified facility renewal or repair needs with the current replacement value of the facility.
Facility Maintenance
Facility maintenance is the planned and reactive work required to keep buildings, utilities, infrastructure, safety systems, and shared services operational.
Factory Acceptance Test
A Factory Acceptance Test verifies equipment, panels, software, or systems at the supplier's facility before shipment.
Failure Code
A failure code is a controlled classification used to record how an asset or component failed in a consistent, reportable way.
Failure Frequency
Failure frequency is the number of defined failures occurring during a selected period or operating exposure.
Failure Mode
A failure mode describes the specific way an asset, component, or function fails to meet its required performance.
Failure Mode and Effects Analysis
Failure Mode and Effects Analysis, or FMEA, is a structured method for identifying how an asset or process may fail, the effects of each failure, existing controls, and actions needed to reduce risk.
Failure Mode, Effects and Criticality Analysis
Failure Mode, Effects and Criticality Analysis, or FMECA, extends FMEA by adding a more explicit assessment of failure-mode criticality.
Failure Rate
Failure rate is the number of failures observed per unit of operating time for an asset or defined equipment population.
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