recoverable
The scientist believes the lost data is recoverable from the damaged hard drive.
Adjective 1. Able to be retrieved, regained, or restored: Describes something that can be gotten back, returned to a previous state, or made usable again after being lost, damaged, or diminished. 2. Able to be compensated for or reclaimed: Describes costs, debts, or losses that can be recouped or legally claimed. 3. Capable of being restored to health or normal function: In a medical or technical context, describes a condition from which one can heal or a system that can be returned to operation.
The adjective "recoverable" is used to describe a noun, indicating that the noun's loss, absence, or damage is not permanent and can be reversed. It is often used in legal, financial, technical, and general contexts.
- General:
- Financial/Legal:
- Medical:
- "recoverable error": In computing, an error from which a system or program can resume normal operation without a complete failure.
- The software encountered a recoverable error and continued running after a brief pause.
- "recoverable reserves": In resource extraction (e.g., oil, mining), the portion of a resource that can be technically and economically extracted.
- The report estimated the recoverable reserves of natural gas in the field.
- Recover (verb): To get back, regain, or return to a normal state.
- They hope to recover the stolen artwork.
- Recovery (noun): The act, process, or instance of recovering.
- The economy is in a period of slow recovery.
- Irrecoverable (adjective): The opposite; not able to be recovered or regained.
- The loss of the ancient manuscript was irrecoverable.
- Retrievable
- Regainable
- Restorable
- Salvageable
- Recoupable
- Irrecoverable
- Irretrievable
- Lost
- Hopeless (in a medical context)
- To be in a recoverable state: To be in a condition from which recovery is possible.
- Despite the severity of the accident, the driver was in a recoverable state.
The scientist believes the lost data is recoverable from the damaged hard drive.
- capable of being recovered or regained
- recoverable truth of a past event