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maintainable

maintainable

1 4.8
Easy to keep in good condition with little work
  • adjective
  • /meɪnˈteɪnəbl/
translation icon : mantenible
  • Definitely a maintainable lifestyle change for us.
  • easily maintainable

Examples

  • I trust you can find a way to create a maintainable revenue without losing listeners.

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  • The ultimate goal is to simplify the code and make it more maintainable.

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  • These systems are very large but maintainable, as the design is good.

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  • You can eat a really healthy diet in a maintainable and enjoyable way.

  • I always aim for a diet design that is easy, painless, and maintainable in the long term.

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  • It saves a lot of development time and is much more maintainable.

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  • Although compact, the hydrant provides a high flushing capacity and is totally maintainable from above ground.

    Academic text (1997)
  • SRE is the team that is responsible for maintaining large-scale services and making sure that they are reliable and maintainable.

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  • In general, the Ocean Engineering Group's approach is to build a submersible that is small, easy to maneuver, versatile, easily transportable and maintainable, and cost-effective.

    Academic text (1993)
  • To improve team efficiency, we need to ensure that our processes are maintainable without excessive effort.

Synonyms

sustainable
vsmaintainable
183 4.5

Can continue for a long time without using up resources or harming the environment

is possible to keep in a given state with reasonable effort

Antonyms

Too damaged or complex to keep in good condition

How Maintainable

maintainable
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Surface Forms

maintainable positive
maintainabler comparative
maintainablest superlative

Morphology

maintainable = maintain (transparent) = maintain + able

Formed by adding the productive adjectival suffix '-able' to the verb 'maintain', yielding the straightforward meaning 'able to be maintained'.

Etymology

The word maintainable comes from old Latin parts manu- 'hand' and -tain 'hold', the same root you see in manual and retain. So a maintainable thing is one you can 'hold' or 'keep', which is why it means something that can be kept in good condition with reasonable effort.