Preservation

Preservation may refer to:

• Heritage preservation:
  • Historic preservation, of buildings, monuments, etc.
  • Preservation (library and archival science), of books, recordings, etc.
  • Digital preservation, of digitized and born-digital information
  • Conservation (ethic), of the natural environment
  • Conservation-restoration, of artworks
• Food preservation, the act of preserving food products for later consumption or use.
  • Preservative, chemicals used to hinder deterioration of food, wood, etc.
• Self-preservation, part of an animal's fundamental instinct which demands that the organism survive
• Case preservation, when computer storage preserves the distinction between upper and lower case
• Preservation Island Group, Tasmania, Australia:
  • Preservation Island
  • Preservation Islets
• Assurance (theology), an aspect of Salvation
• Preservation (magazine), published by the National Trust for Historic Preservation

In safety and technology:

• Dust resistant
• Fire resistant
• Rot-proof
• Rustproof
• Thermal resistant
• Impact resistant
• Waterproof

In mathematics and computer science:

• Type preservation

In arts and entertainment

• Preservation Hall, jazz venue in New Orleans, Louisiana
• Preservation: Acts 1 & 2, albums by The Kinks
  • "Preservation" (song), a non-album single released by The Kinks after the Preservation albums
• Preservation (2003 film), a 2003 Australian film
• Preservation (2014 film), a 2014 horror thriller film

See also

• Conservation (disambiguation)
• Heritage (disambiguation)
• Preserve (disambiguation)
• Protection (disambiguation)