"low-maintenance" meaning in English

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Adjective

Head templates: {{head|en|adjective|head=low-maintenance}} low-maintenance
  1. Retaining proper functionality over long periods of time with little or no maintenance. Translations (retaining proper functionality over long periods of time with little or no maintenance): pflegeleicht (German)
    Sense id: en-low-maintenance-en-adj-yjA3e4Vb Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with German translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 96 4 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 97 3 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 98 2 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 99 1 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 93 7 Disambiguation of 'retaining proper functionality over long periods of time with little or no maintenance': 99 1
  2. (figurative) Of a person: self-sufficient and not requiring much attention. Tags: figuratively
    Sense id: en-low-maintenance-en-adj-cYLxE5C0
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: resilient, robust
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