🇰🇷Korean Source WordCode: KO

구조작업

Pronunciation / Transliteration: gujo-jageop

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Recovery operation/rɪˈkʌv.əri ˌɒp.ərˈeɪ.ʃən/
nounCEFR B2 (Upper)Top #4500 frequency
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🇰🇷 Example Sentence in Korean:

"악천후 속에서도 구조작업이 계속되었습니다."

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2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    A coordinated mission or procedure to retrieve people, equipment, or materials from a difficult or hazardous situation.

    "The recovery operation for the sunken vessel began at dawn."
  2. 2

    In computing and business continuity, a systematic process of restoring data and system functionality after a failure or disaster.

    "An immediate recovery operation was initiated following the server crash."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

The term combines 'recovery', derived from the Old French 'recouvrer' (from Latin 'recuperare', meaning to regain), and 'operation', from Latin 'operatio' (an action or work). In modern professional contexts, it evolved during the 20th century to describe coordinated missions for retrieving lost assets, personnel, or systems.

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