Restoration

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 the History of England the term Restoration has a specific meaning in as much as it is used to describe the process whereby Charles II regained the English throne after the Parliamentarian rule in the wake of the English Civil War. More commonly, though, the Restoration period refers to the subsequent years of Charles II's reign (1660 - 1685). See English Restoration.
  • A period in the History of France, the Bourbon Restoration after 1814.
  • The Swiss Restoration known as the Restauration (Switzerland) after the fall of Napoleon in 1814.
  • The Restoration period in Germany after the failed revolution of 1848
  • The Meiji Restoration period in Japanese history after 1866.
• 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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