Preservation

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Preservation may refer to:

Heritage and conservation

• Preservation (library and archive), activities aimed at prolonging the life of a record while making as few changes as possible
• Preservation (magazine), published by the National Trust for Historic Preservation
• Historic preservation, endeavor to preserve, conserve and protect buildings, objects, landscapes or other artifacts
• Conservation and restoration of cultural heritage, protection and care of tangible cultural heritage

Mathematics and computer science

• Type preservation, property of a type system if evaluation of expressions does not cause their type to change
• Case preservation, when computer storage preserves the distinction between upper and lower case
• Digital preservation, endeavor to ensure that digital information of continuing value remains accessible and usable

Arts and entertainment

• Preservation, a 2019 novel by Jock Serong
• Preservation (film), a 2014 horror thriller film
• Preservation Act 1, 1973 album by The Kinks
  • Preservation Act 2, 1974 album by The Kinks
  • "Preservation" (song), a 1974 non-album single by The Kinks
• Preservation Hall, jazz venue in New Orleans, Louisiana
• "Preservation" (Doctors), a 2003 television episode
• Preservation, a 2017 album by Nadia Reid

People

The name Preserved is a nearly-extinct given name, primarily for males, that was primarily common in the 18th and 19th centuries, that originated from the Quaker community:

• Preserved Fish, businessman
• Preserved Smith, historian

Other uses

• Preservation Island, Tasmania, Australia
  • Preservation Islets, group of small granite islands northwest of Preservation Island
• Food preservation, preserving food for later use
  • Preservative, chemicals used to hinder deterioration of food, wood, etc.
• Self-preservation, behavior that ensures the survival of an organism

See also

• All pages with titles beginning with Preservation
• Conservation (disambiguation)
• Heritage (disambiguation)
• Preserve (disambiguation)
• Protection (disambiguation)
• Heritage Preservation, an American non-profit organization to preserve the nation's heritage
• National Preservation, a British-based online company that specialises in retail and discussion among railway enthusiasts

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