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preservation

set of activities aimed at prolonging the life of a record or object in the fields of museum, library and archive
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preservation

Summary

preservation draws 302 Wikipedia views per month (studies category, ranking #52 of 264).[1]

Key Facts

  • preservation is a type of activity[2].
  • preservation is a type of data storage[3].
  • preservation is a type of archiving[4].
  • preservation is a type of preservation[5].
  • preservation is part of library science[6].
  • preservation is part of conservation science[7].
  • preservation's Commons category is recorded as Preservation (library and archival science)[8].
  • preservation's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Preservation (library and archival science)[9].
  • preservation's studied by is recorded as library science[10].
  • preservation's studied by is recorded as archival science[11].
  • preservation's studied by is recorded as conservation science[12].

Why It Matters

preservation draws 302 Wikipedia views per month (studies category, ranking #52 of 264).[1] preservation has Wikipedia articles in 11 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[13] preservation is known by 12 alternative names across languages and contexts.[14]

Related Entities

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Direct Wikidata claims

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Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [13] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [14] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 26d ago · CuratorOfThePast · 2026-07-24 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Gnd id → —
    ‎yale lux id → —
    Subclass of → activity, data storage, archiving +1
    Image → Paper conservator Gwenanne Edwards works on Egyptian papyri
    + 23 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P279]]: [[Q140685077]]"
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