restore

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Etymology [edit]

From Old French restorer (Modern French: restaurer), from Latin restaurare.

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Noun [edit]

restore (plural restores)

  1. (computing) The act of recovering data or a system from a backup.

Verb [edit]

restore (third-person singular simple present restores, present participle restoring, simple past and past participle restored)

  1. (transitive) To reestablish, or bring back into existence.
  2. (transitive) To bring back to a previous condition or state.
  3. (transitive) To give back, or make restitution.
  4. (computing) To recover data from a backup.

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