Restoration

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Restoration may refer to:

In government / politics

A restoration is a historical episode whereby a previous government regains control over an area or jurisdiction. Restoration is inclusive also of the period immediately following that episode.

Historical examples

• English Restoration
• Portuguese Restoration War (Portuguese Restoration)
• Spain under the Restoration (Spanish Restoration)
• Meiji Restoration, a period in Japanese history after 1866

The French equivalent (the Restoration), or the European Restoration, are also used as umbrella terms for such restorations following the fall of Napoleon in 1814, such as:

• the Bourbon Restoration
• The Restauration (Switzerland), or Swiss Restoration
• Christian Restorationism, nineteenth-century, non-Jewish movement with both political and religious motivations.

In the arts

Literature of the English Restoration period (1660 to 1700).

• Restoration literature
• Restoration comedy

In technology

• Data restoration (computer technology), returning data from a backup to its original location or to its successor
• Antiques restoration
• Conservation-restoration, returning a work to a better state
• Building restoration, work performed on a building in order to return it to a previous state of conservation
• Photo restoration, returning a photo to a better state
• Restoration or refurbishment of vehicles, furniture, appliances, equipment, etc
• Cosmetic restoration, restoration work on a vehicle or building which improves its appearance rather than its functionality or structure
• Vehicle restoration, the process of returning a vehicle to a like-new state
  • Automotive restoration
  • Restored train
• Restoration ecology, the return of a landscape, ecosystem, or other ecological entity to a predefined historical state.
• Circuit restoration, in telecommunications, action taken to repair and return to service one or more telecommunications services

In medicine

• Tooth filling or dental restoration, in dentistry, the shaped replacement material for lost tooth structure
• Foreskin restoration, in medicine, the process of expanding the skin on the penis

In religion

• Restorationism is a religious motif, typified by various movements of the 19th century which sought return to the original pattern of Christianity.
• Restoration (Latter Day Saints) describes the restoration of the doctrines and authority of primitive Christianity as taught by churches of the Latter Day Saint movement.
• Restoration Branches, independent organizations that have left the Community of Christ
• Restorationism is a doctrine of universal reconciliation associated with Origen, revived among some nineteenth century Universalists under the name of "restorationism"

Restoration Churches

• Church of God (Restoration)

As a title

• HMS Restoration, the name of several Royal Navy ships
• Restoration (film), a 1995 film by Michael Hoffman, set after the English Restoration starring Robert Downey Jr
• The Restoration (film), a 1909 film by D.W. Griffith, based on the novel by Fyodor Dostoevsky
• Restoration (newspaper), a Catholic newspaper published by the Madonna House Apostolate
• Restoration (novel), a 2002 novel by Carol Berg
• Restoration (Tremain novel), a 1989 novel by Rose Tremain set during the English Revolution
• Restoration (TV series), a BBC TV series in the UK highlighting buildings at risk

In other uses

• In criminal justice, restoration is another term for restorative justice
• Restauration (ship) - symbol of Norwegian immigration to the United States

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