Glossary entry

Restoration completeness

Definition

“Restored” means the person is back to the prior state in every downstream system, not only unblocked in the one that erred. Restoration completeness ensures time to restore includes reconciliation with dependencies.

TemporalStructural

Tests that show it is in place

  • Reconciliation across dependencies confirms restoration beyond the local system.
  • The people harmed confirm their state is restored and downstream impacts are cleared.

Related terms

Technical reversibility Rollback
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BibTeX

@misc{glossary_restoration-completeness,
  title={Restoration completeness},
  author={Ethotechnics Institute},
  year={2026},
  howpublished={Ethotechnics glossary},
  url={https://ethotechnics.org/glossary/restoration-completeness},
  version={v1.17.1}
}

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  • Published: Dec 3, 2025
  • Last updated: Oct 6, 2026
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