{{short description|Engineering term}} thumb|Machine Shop '''Terotechnology''' ({{IPAc-en|ˌ|t|ɪər|əʊ|t|ɛ|k|ˈ|n|ɒ|l|ə|dʒ|i|_|ˌ|t|ɛr|-}}; from Greek τηρεῖν ''tērein'' "to care for" and technology) is the technology of installation, including the efficient use and management of equipment. It also involves the use of technology to carry out maintenance functions in a bid to reduce cost and increase productivity.
It has been replaced with "asset management".
==Definition== The term goes back to the 1970s.<ref name="Koshal">{{cite book |last1=Koshal |first1=D |title=Manufacturing Engineer's Reference Book |date=1993 |publisher=Butterworth Heinmann Ltd. |location=Oxford, UK |isbn=0-7506-1154-5 |page=18 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=kWXiBQAAQBAJ&dq=terotechnology+use&pg=SA18-PA3 |access-date=17 October 2021}}</ref> Terotechnology is a system for the care of equipment. It includes the management, engineering, and financial expertise working together to improve the installation and operations.<ref name="IOP">{{cite web |last1=Kenton |first1=Will |title=Terotechnology |url=https://www.investopedia.com/terms/t/terotechnology.asp |access-date=17 October 2021 |website=Investopedia |publisher=Investopedia}}</ref>
==In practice== It involves the reliability and maintainability of physical equipment regarding installation, operation, maintenance, or replacement. Decisions are influenced by feedback throughout the life cycle of a project.<ref name="ScienceDirect">{{cite book |last1=File |first1=William T. |title=18 - Terotechnology and Maintenance |publisher=Science Direct |year=1993 |isbn=9780080523958 |pages=18/1–18/26 |chapter=Terotechnology and Maintenance |doi=10.1016/B978-0-08-052395-8.50022-9 |access-date=17 October 2021 |chapter-url=https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/B9780080523958500229}}</ref><ref name="Engineer">{{cite book |last1=Mathew |first1=Joseph |last2=Ma |first2=Lin |last3=Tan |first3=Andy |last4=Anderson |first4=Deryk |title=Engineering Asset Management|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=va9DAAAAQBAJ&dq=terotechnology+use&pg=PA14-IA8 |date=14 July 2006 |publisher=CIEAM/MESA |location=Gold Coast Australia |isbn=1-84628-583-6 |page=14 |access-date=17 October 2021}}</ref> In 1992 the British Standards Institution published ''British Standard 3843: Guide to terotechnology''. The standard was withdrawn in November 2011.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://infostore.saiglobal.com/en-us/standards/bs-3843-1-1992-1992-192513_saig_bsi_bsi_460361/ | title=Bs 3843-1:1992 Guide to Terotechnology (The Economic Management O }}</ref>
==See also== * Asset management
==References== {{reflist}}
==External links== *{{wiktionary-inline}} *[http://www.thefreedictionary.com/terotechnologists ''Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged'', HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003]
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