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運維

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Mandarin · pinyin yùn wéi

operations and maintenance (esp. of IT systems, networks, or industrial facilities – in IT contexts, refers to system administration, deployment, and monitoring) (abbr. for 運行 yùn xíng + 維護 wéi hù)

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运: yùn · luck, fortune; ship, transport
维: wéi · maintain, preserve, safeguard

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4–2 · yun4 wei2

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(computing) operator (person) (Classifier: 位)

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