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The quiet admission that something broke, followed by the louder act of not giving up on it.
means To fix something damaged or broken, restoring it to working order.
from From Old French 'reparer', rooted in Latin 'reparare' — 're-' (again) plus 'parare' (to make ready, prepare). So at its core, repair just means 'to make ready again,' kin to words like 'prepare' and 'apparatus.'
- two meanings
- Also means retreating to a place, as in repair to the study
- right to repair
- Global movement fighting for legal access to spare parts
- kintsugi link
- Japanese pottery repair uses gold to honor the crack
- economic weight
- Repair industries often outlast the products they fix