preservation

1 the activity of protecting something from loss or danger [syn: saving]

2 the condition of being (well or ill) preserved

3 a process that saves organic substances from decay

4 an occurrence of improvement by virtue of preventing loss or injury or other change [syn: conservation]

English

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -eɪʃǝn

Noun

1. The act of preserving; care to preserve; act of keeping from destruction, decay or any ill.

Quotations

Nature does not require

Her times of preservation, which, perforce

I give my tendence to

— William Shakespeare, Henry VIII

The eyes of the Lord are upon them that love him, his is ther mighty protection, a preservation from stumbling, and a help from falling. — Ecclesiastes. xxxiv. 16

Every seneseless thing by nature's light

Doth preservation seek, destruction shun — Davies

''Our allwise maker has put into man the uneasiness of hunger, thirst and other natural desires, to determine their wills for the preservation of themselves, and the continuation of their species. — Locke

Translations

• Finnish: säilyttäminen (1)

Preservation may mean:

• Cultural Heritage Preservation, which includes:
  • Preservation (library and archival science), maintenance of artifacts and the intellectual record
  • Art conservation, the retention of cultural heritage for the future.
  • Digital preservation, the management of digital information over time
  • Film preservation, rescuing aging film stock and preserving recorded image
  • Phonograph record preservation and restoration of vintage audio recordings
  • Historic preservation, maintenance of the historic built environment
• Case preservation, in computer storage
• Environmental preservation, the active maintenance and advocacy of the protection of the natural environment
• Preservative, chemicals for the preservation of food, timber, and other materials
• Food preservation
• Self preservation, part of an animal's fundamental instinct which demands that the organism survive
• Preservation: Acts 1 & 2, albums by The Kinks
• Preservation Island, Tasmania, Australia
• Preservation Islets, Tasmania, Australia

See also

• Archival science
• Archivist
• Conservation
• Conservation movement
• Preservation Hall
• Preservationist
• Preserve

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