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partial restoration

Partial restoration is the state after a telecom service interruption in which service has been returned to some, but not all, affected users, locations, or functions.

In plain English

This means the outage is only partly fixed. After an interruption, service is back for some affected people, places, or service functions, while others are still affected.

In context

Here, partial restoration reports that service has returned for only some of the affected users.

Situation
Responding to outages, degraded service, diagnostics, support tickets, and restoration updates
What it communicates
reports that service has returned for only some affected users.

Meaning limits

The term by itself does not show that the interruption is fully resolved or that all affected locations or functions are restored.

Examples

“By dawn, the outage was in partial restoration, with phone service back in the north of town but still down in the south.”

Core meaning

“The incident update reported partial restoration after phone service returned to several subscribers, while others were still without it.”

In context

  • restoration Broader Term

    A partial restoration is one kind of restoration.

  • full restoration Contrast

    Full restoration means all affected service is restored, unlike partial restoration.