Restoration can be one of several things, depending on context:
- in art, returning something to a better state, see art conservation and restoration
- In criminal justice, restoration is another term for restorative justice.
- In history, a restoration is a historical episode under which a previous government of an area is reinstated (see also: Restauration).
- In telecommunications, circuit restoration is action taken to repair and return to service one or more telecommunications services, including repair of a damaged or impaired telecommunications facility, that have a degraded quality of service or have a service outage. Restoration may be done by various means, such as patching, routing, substitution of component parts, or selecting other pathways. (Source: from Federal Standard 1037C and from MIL-STD-188.)
- In architecture, the restoration of a building consists of work performed on a building in order to return it to a previous state of conservation.
- see also Restoration, a BBC TV show in the UK highlighting buildings at risk.
- In dentistry a restoration is the shaped replacement material for lost tooth structure.
- Restoration of vehicles, furniture, appliances, equipment, etc
- In Ecology, restoration represents the return of a landscape, ecosystem, or other ecological entity to a predefined historical state. See Restoration Ecology.
- Restoration (movie).
- Restorationism was a religious movement in 19th century eastern United States and Canada
- The Restoration Branches are independent organizations that have left the Community of Christ.
- Restoration is the title of a 1989 novel by Rose Tremain
- Restoration is the title of a 2002 novel by Carol Berg
- In Christianity, the restoration of a person. An example of this can be found in John 21:15-19 where Peter is restored by Christ.
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