In the future the machines will need spare parts and maintenance.
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Spare part — may refer to:Most common: Spare parts are usually parts to replace others when they break * Spare Parts a Finnish science fiction TV series. * components of an automobile or other manufactured goods, kept in reserve to replace parts that fail. ** … Wikipedia
spare part — UK US noun [C, usually plural] ► a part that can be used to replace another similar part in a car or other machine or piece of equipment: »The company produces spare parts for 90,000 engines … Financial and business terms
spare part — noun 1. ) count a part for a vehicle or machine that you can use to replace one that breaks 2. ) singular INFORMAL someone who is not needed or useful: I felt like such a spare part … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
spare part — n [C usually plural] a new part for a vehicle or machine, that is used to replace a part that is damaged or broken … Dictionary of contemporary English
spare part — UK / US noun Word forms spare part : singular spare part plural spare parts 1) [countable] a part for a vehicle or machine that you can use to replace one that breaks 2) [singular] informal someone who is not needed or useful I felt like such a… … English dictionary
spare part — /spɛə ˈpat/ (say spair paht) noun 1. Also, Colloquial, spare. a part which replaces a faulty, worn, or broken part of a machine, especially a motor vehicle. 2. Colloquial any item that is surgically transplanted, including organs and prosthetic… …
spare part — atsarginė detalė statusas T sritis automatika atitikmenys: angl. spare part vok. Ersatzteil, m; Zubehörteil, m rus. запасная деталь, f pranc. pièce de rechange, f … Automatikos terminų žodynas
spare-part surgery — «SPAIR PAHRT», a branch of surgery dealing with the replacement of damaged organs, such as the heart, lungs, kidneys, and liver, either by transplantation or by the grafting of manufactured devices: »What surgeons in all fields of spare part… … Useful english dictionary
spare-part surgery — noun uncount BRITISH INFORMAL a medical operation where someone is given an artificial organ or one that belonged to a person who has just died … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
spare-part surgery — Spare part surgery refers to surgery in which a diseased or non functioning organ is replaced with a transplanted or artificial organ … English Idioms & idiomatic expressions
