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Corrective maintenance

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Definitions[]

General[]

Corrective maintenance is

“ [m]aintenance carried out after fault recognition and intended to restore equipment to a state in which it can perform a required function.[1] ”
“ [a]ll actions performed as a result of a failure to restore an item to a specified condition. Corrective maintenance can include any or all of the following steps: localization, isolation, disassembly, interchange, reassembly, alignment, and checkout.[2] ”

Software[]

Corrective maintenance is

“ done to "fix" the software (i.e., remove errors or "bugs") so it will perform as originally intended, and not to modify the software to provide new functionality. ”
“ the reactive modification of a software product performed after delivery to correct discovered problems.[3] ”

References[]

  1. ↑ NATO Standardization Agency, NATO Glossary of Terms and Definitions 2-C-17 (2008) (full-text).
  2. ↑ Defense Acquisition University, Glossary, at B-39 (13th ed. Nov. 2009) (full-text).
  3. ↑ ISO/IEC 14764:2006 Software Engineering — Software Life Cycle Processes — Maintenance.

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