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The property of a treatment that allows a knowledgeable conservator to 'turn back the clock' on a treatment. In functional terms, this does not require that the object be identical to what it was, only that we can return it to a state where our treatment

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The property of a treatment that allows a knowledgeable conservator to 'turn back the clock' on a treatment. In functional terms, this does not require that the object be identical to what it was, only that we can return it to a state where our treatment choices are as broad as they were before the treatment in question was performed.

Citation Source: 
Appelbaum 1987

A Glossary of Archival and Records Terminology