maintained


Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
maintain/meɪnˈteɪn/
verb
  • 1 cause or enable (a condition or situation) to continue.

    ■ keep at the same level or rate.

  • 2 keep (a building, machine, etc.) in good condition by checking or repairing it regularly.
  • 3 provide with necessities for life or existence.

    archaic give one's support to; uphold.

  • 4 assert something to be the case.
– derivatives
maintainability noun,
maintainable adjective,
maintainer noun.
– origin ME: from OFr. maintenir, from L. manu tenere ‘hold in the hand’.
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