by Ben Pershouse January 08, 2006
The fine art of bludgeoning an electronic device in order to encourage it to work properly. Vigorous usage of this technique often renders said device permanently nonfunctional.
My goddamned monitor was flickering until I used some percussive maintenance; now it's totally dead and Help Desk is bringing me a new one.
by naz_ghul March 14, 2003
The instance of hitting an electronic device in blind rage in order to restore normal functionality, often resulting in more damage the device (and in some cases the user as well).
by njie April 23, 2016
by Zak May 30, 2003
This is the fine art of whacking, throwing, smashing or banging the crap out of an electronic device to get it to work again.
by richkjak December 29, 2009
The act of striking an object with force, usually with your hand or foot, but can also be done with an object such as a hammer, in order to get it to work properly again.
*BAM BAM BAM BAM*
"Dear, what is that noise?" "It's okay, I'm just performing a little percussive maintenance on the TV."
"Dear, what is that noise?" "It's okay, I'm just performing a little percussive maintenance on the TV."
by Nemephosis July 03, 2013
a book found in the game West of Loathing, described as "the ancient art of fixing things by hitting them really hard".
person 1: -speaking jibberish-
person 2: -bitch slaps person 1-
person 1: dude what the hell was that for?
person 2: I used percussive maintenance on you, chill
person 2: -bitch slaps person 1-
person 1: dude what the hell was that for?
person 2: I used percussive maintenance on you, chill
by mixer 2 March 16, 2022