unrecoverable

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Thân thiện

The hard drive contained unrecoverable data after the crash.

Definition

Adjective: - Incapable of being recovered or regained: Describes something that is permanently lost, cannot be retrieved, or cannot be restored to a previous state.

Usage and Examples

• General Use: The adjective "unrecoverable" is used to describe a state of permanent loss or irretrievability.
  • The data on the corrupted hard drive was unrecoverable.
  • After the ship sank, the treasure was considered unrecoverable.
• Financial Context: Often used to describe debts or funds that cannot be collected.
  • The bank wrote off the loan as an unrecoverable debt.
• Technical/Scientific Context: Used to describe errors, resources, or states that cannot be corrected or restored.
  • The system experienced an unrecoverable error and crashed.

Advanced Usage

• "Unrecoverable Error": A critical failure in computing or a system from which normal operation cannot resume without intervention.
  • The software displayed an unrecoverable error message and closed.
• "Unrecoverable Cost": In accounting and business, a cost or investment that cannot be recouped.
  • The money spent on the failed project is a sunk, unrecoverable cost.

Variants and Related Words

• Irrecoverable (adj): A synonym with the same meaning as "unrecoverable."
  • The damage to the ecosystem was irrecoverable.
• Recoverable (adj): The direct opposite, meaning capable of being recovered.
  • Fortunately, most of the deleted files were recoverable.

Synonyms

• Irretrievable: Impossible to retrieve or recover.
• Irreparable: Impossible to rectify or repair.
• Lost: No longer possessed or accessible.
• Gone: No longer present or available.

Antonyms

• Recoverable: Capable of being regained or restored.
• Retrievable: Able to be retrieved or recovered.
• Restorable: Able to be brought back to an original condition.

Notes on Usage

• "Unrecoverable" is a formal term. In everyday conversation, people might use simpler terms like "permanently lost" or "gone for good."
• It is often used in technical, financial, and legal writing to emphasize the finality of a loss.

Học thuật

Adjective

1. incapable of being recovered or regained

Từ đồng nghĩa

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