Liquid ejecting apparatus and maintenance method for a liquid ejecting apparatus

A liquid ejecting apparatus comprising:

• a liquid ejecting head including a nozzle formation surface in which a nozzle that discharges a liquid is formed;
• a cleaning member that wipes the nozzle formation surface in order to remove liquid that has adhered to the nozzle formation surface;
• an absorption member, configured of a porous material capable of deforming under pressure, including an absorption surface that makes contact with the cleaning member in order to absorb liquid that has adhered to the cleaning member;
• a pressure member capable of moving between a pressure position, in which the pressure member applies pressure to the absorption surface of the absorption member, and a non-pressure position, in which the pressure member cannot apply pressure to the absorption surface of the absorption member;
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• a movement mechanism that moves the pressure member from the non-pressure position toward the pressure position so as to cause the absorption member to deform in order to disperse the liquid absorbed by the absorption member from the cleaning member via the absorption surface into the interior of the absorption member.