percussive maintenance
noun/pəˈkʌsɪv ˈmeɪnt(ə)nəns/UK/pɚˈkʌsɪv ˈmeɪnt(ə)nəns/US
Definitions
The use of physical concussion, such as a knock or a tap, in an attempt to make a…
The use of physical concussion, such as a knock or a tap, in an attempt to make a malfunctioning device work.
- If percussive maintenance and other home remedies have failed, you should try running a general diagnostic utility. Better yet, run several.
- Early trips reported trouble that seemed to be fixed by using a wrench to apply repeated doses of percussive maintenance.
- There was a time when all that was required to use the office copier, printer or fax machine was the ability to fish out paper jams and a knack for percussive maintenance – known in layman's terms as a good hard thump.
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Vish — recursive loop
No curated loop yet for percussive maintenance. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.
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