'Preservation' may mean:
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★ , the theory and practice of actively maintaining artifacts and the intellectual record.
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Art conservation and restoration, the retention of antiquities for museums or exhibition, also called "Art preservation"
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Digital preservation, the management of digital information over time
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Film preservation, rescuing aging film stock and preserving recorded images, and in the U.S., the
National Film Preservation Board.
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Historic preservation, the theory and practice of creatively maintaining the historic built environment
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Case preservation, in computer storage
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Environmental preservation, the active maintenance and advocacy of the protection of the natural environment
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Food preservation
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Self preservation, part of an animal's fundamental instinct which demands that the organism survive
See also
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Archival science
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Archivist
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Conservation
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Conservation movement
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Preservation Hall
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Preservationist
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Preserve
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American Preservation Army