maintenance vs. upkeep
English translation: maintenance and upgrading
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| 00:38 Apr 30, 2005 |
| English language (monolingual) [PRO] Law/Patents - Law: Contract(s) / Computers: Systems, Networks | |||||||
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| 5 +1 | That's Legalese |
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| 5 +1 | mantenimiento y actualización |
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| 3 +2 | words in contracts always have meaning |
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| 4 | repair/preventative care |
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| 4 | Idiom |
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5 mins confidence: 
peer agreement (net): +1
peer agreement (net): +1That's Legalese Explanation: That's a style often used in Legal English. -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 7 mins (2005-04-30 00:46:05 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- e.g: \"have, hold, and enjoy\" are a common phrase in Legalese, though they are synonyms. -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 14 mins (2005-04-30 00:53:07 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- Other examples: \"acknowledge and confess”, “last will and testament” and “fit and proper” |
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repair/preventative care Explanation: although there are many possibilities, options for maintenance and upkeep are below. maintenance = the process of repairing equipment upon failure upkeep = care, activity involved in maintaining something in good working order (i.e. equipment that is not broken down) -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 16 mins (2005-04-30 00:54:58 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- my interpretation is that in this case \"preventative maintenance\" would mean the same thing as \"upkeep\" |
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29 mins confidence: peer agreement (net): +2
peer agreement (net): +2words in contracts always have meaning Explanation: María, my experience is that words are not put in to contracts just for the sake of putting them in. "Maintenance" and "upkeep" are synonymous ordinarily. Here, as I see it, ABC will install a system, they will maintain it and, as this has to do with electronics, I imagine that they will not just keep it running, they'll do the necessary upgrading and such. main·te·nance n. The work of keeping something in proper condition; upkeep. 3.a. Provision of support or livelihood. up·keep n. 1. Maintenance in proper operation, condition, and repair. 2. The cost of such maintenance. -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 40 mins (2005-04-30 01:19:45 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- A side note. Legalese, bane of all linguists, has its place. The point is that phrasing things in this manner makes them less open to re/misinterpretation. No one has to like it, but you can\'t just dismiss it either. -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 1 hr 37 mins (2005-04-30 02:16:35 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- There was a PmTrack(I) http://www.bcmpweb.com/products/bcmpwebPMTrack.htm |
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