Repairman Syndrome

What is Repairman Syndrome?


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When a malfunctioning appliance or piece of electronic equipment recommences working normally when under observation by a professional or other witness.

The computer kept locking up whenever I tried to log in... until the guy from IT came up to fix it. Then it worked fine. I guess it has a case of repairman syndrome.

See repair, equipment, malfunction, fix


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