Home repair involves the diagnosis and resolution of problems in a home, and is related to home maintenance to avoid such problems. Many types of repairs are "do it yourself" (DIY) projects, while others may be so complicated, time-consuming or risky as to suggest the assistance of a qualified handyman, property manager, contractor/builder, or other professionals. Repair is not necessarily the same as home improvement, although many improvements can result from repairs or maintenance. Often the costs of larger repairs will justify the alternative of investment in full-scale improvements. It may make just as much sense to upgrade a home system (with an improved one) as to repair it or incur ever-more-frequent and expensive maintenance for an inefficient, obsolete or dying system. For a DIY project, it is also useful to establish limits on how much time and money you're willing to invest before deciding a repair (or list of repairs) is overwhelming and discouraging, and less likely to ever be completed.

Die Instandhaltung von technischen Systemen, Bauelementen, Geräten und Betriebsmittel soll sicherstellen, dass der funktionsfähige Zustand erhalten bleibt oder bei Ausfall wieder hergestellt wird.

Selon la définition de l'AFNOR, la maintenance vise à maintenir ou à rétablir un bien dans un état spécifié afin que celui-ci soit en mesure d'assurer un service déterminé .

O REPAIR (Reunião de Pais, Amigos e Irmãos de GLBTs) é uma organização social laica fundada na cidade de Niterói, no Estado do Rio de Janeiro, que reúne amigos e familiares de pessoas GLBTs para a fomentação da restauração de laços fraternos eventualmente abalados pela homofobia, e também para a reparação no imaginário social dos conceitos negativos e excludentes relacionados às pessoas homossexuais (GLBTs).