# band aid (upkeep)

*Ordinarily means:* a small patch used to cover a wound

maintenance that holds a thing inside its window by covering a rupture, but does not repair the boundary or stop the strain that caused it

- Computed level: L16 (depth in the emergence graph, not abstraction)
- Status: review  ·  Domain: invisible maintenance  ·  Arena: everyday language

## Emergence
**Emerges from:** [maintenance](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-maintenance.upkeep), [rupture](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-rupture.structural), [boundary](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-boundary.limit), [strain](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-strain.measurable-degradation)

**Through:** maintenance

**Novel properties:**
- boundary
- strain

## Examples
- The International Space Station requires weekly patching of micrometeorite leaks to maintain atmospheric pressure. *(engineering)*
- In 2019, California regulators mandated temporary plywood fixes to Alaskan Way Viaduct while planning replacement. *(infrastructure)*
- Microsoft extended security patches for Windows 7 beyond end-of-life to cover unpatched vulnerabilities in enterprise systems. *(computing)*

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*Canonical: https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-band-aid.upkeep*  
*Structured data: https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-band-aid.upkeep.json*  
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