Meaning of percussive maintenance | Babel Free

Definitions

The use of physical concussion, such as a knock or a tap, in an attempt to make a malfunctioning device work.

humorous, uncountable

Examples

“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.”

“Babies react⟳ with rage when their arms are suddenly pinned at their sides, and adults may lash out by swearing or breaking things when they hit their thumb with a hammer⟳ or are surprised by not getting what they expect⟳ (as in the technique of computer repair⟳ called percussive maintenance).”

“An example for such can be ""percussive maintenance"", which is the art of utilizing physical measures (typically physical blows, hence the name⟳) for an item to re-function.”

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