different between restoration vs reformatting

English

Alternative forms

• restauration (obsolete)

Etymology

From Latin restauratioMorphologically restore +? -ation

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /??st???e???n/
• Hyphenation: re?sto?ra?tion

Noun

restoration (countable and uncountable, plural restorations)

1. The process of bringing an object back to its original state; the process of restoring something.
   • 1921, T.S. Eliot, The Sacred Wood, "The Possibility of a Poetic Drama":

     There is all the difference between preservation and restoration.

   The restoration of this painting will take years.

   The restoration of this medieval church involved undoing all the Victorian modifications.

2. The return of a former monarchy or monarch to power, usually after having been forced to step down.
   • 1680, John Dryden, Albion and Albanius, Act I, secene 1:

     Behold the differing climes agree

     Rejoicing in thy restoration.

   The restoration of the House of Stuart took place a few years after the death of Cromwell.

   The restoration of the Kingdom of Spain took place immediately after the death of Franco.

3. (theology) The receiving of a sinner to divine favor.

Related terms

• restore
• restorable
• restorative

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English

Verb

reformatting

1. present participle of reformat

Noun

reformatting (plural reformattings)

1. The act by which something is reformatted.

   Will frequent reformattings harm a floppy disk?