olemus
muutustega kohandav hooldus
= the application of the changes made in some parts of the system following the changes that had occurred in another part

näiteid
ISO/IEC/IEEE 24765:
tarkvaratoote muutmine pärast kohaletoimetust ta kasutuskõlblikkuse säilituseks keskkonna muutumisel
= modification of a software product, performed after delivery, to keep a software product usable in a changed or changing environment
https://mural.maynoothuniversity.ie/8664/1/JK-Case-Study-2003.pdf

vt ka
- adaptiivne
- korrektiivhooldus
- perfektiivhooldus
- preventiivhooldus