PM stands for?

PM stands for?

• A. Project management
• B. Plant maintenance
• C. Preventative maintenance
• D. Preventive maintenance

Answer: (C)

PM commonly stands for preventive maintenance, a proactive approach to keeping equipment and systems working by performing planned care before failures occur. This means routine tasks like inspections, lubrication, filter changes, calibration, and part replacements are scheduled based on manufacturer recommendations or reliability data, aiming to catch wear early and prevent downtime, costly repairs, and safety issues. In most maintenance and reliability contexts, preventive maintenance is the standard expansion of PM. Other options describe different fields or use a different spelling for the same idea, but they aren’t the typical meaning in this setting.

PM commonly stands for preventive maintenance, a proactive approach to keeping equipment and systems working by performing planned care before failures occur. This means routine tasks like inspections, lubrication, filter changes, calibration, and part replacements are scheduled based on manufacturer recommendations or reliability data, aiming to catch wear early and prevent downtime, costly repairs, and safety issues. In most maintenance and reliability contexts, preventive maintenance is the standard expansion of PM. Other options describe different fields or use a different spelling for the same idea, but they aren’t the typical meaning in this setting.