maintenance

保守、メンテナンス

建物や機械などを良い状態に保つため、定期的に行う作業。

やさしい英語で： Work done regularly to keep a building, machine, or other thing in good condition.

• The car needs regular maintenance.
• Maintenance costs have risen this year.
• The pool is closed for maintenance.

類義語： upkeep

よく使う表現： regular maintenance, maintenance work, car maintenance

保守、メンテナンス

新機能を加えず、不具合を直してソフトウェアを安定して動かすこと。

やさしい英語で： Changes to software that fix problems and help it work reliably, without adding new features.

• This is a maintenance release.
• The maintenance update fixes several bugs.
• We installed the latest maintenance version yesterday.

よく使う表現： maintenance release, maintenance update, maintenance version