restorationpattern
nounUK /ˌrɛstəˈreɪʃən ˈpætən/
US /ˌrɛstəˈreɪʃən ˈpætərn/
A restoration pattern is a plan that shows how to fix something and make it look like it did before.
The workers followed a restoration pattern to repair the old bridge.
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2. A repeated design used when bringing an old building or artwork back to its original look.
The museum used a restoration pattern to repaint the faded ceiling.
3. A set of steps in computer programs for putting lost or damaged data back the way it was.
The software uses a restoration pattern to recover deleted files.
4. A regular way of healing or rebuilding something over time.
Scientists studied the restoration pattern of the damaged forest.