Preservation

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Preservation may mean:

Cultural Heritage Preservation, which includes:
- Preservation (library and archival science), maintenance of artifacts and the intellectual record
- Art conservation and restoration, the retention of antiquities for museums or exhibition, also called "Art preservation"
- 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