Regeneration

• In telecommunication, the term regeneration has the following meanings:
  • In a regenerative repeater, the process by which digital signals are amplified, reshaped, retimed, and retransmitted. A synonym for this meaning is "positive feedback."
  • In a storage or display device, the restoration of stored or displayed data that have deteriorated. For example, conventional cathode ray tube displays must be continually regenerated for the data to remain displayed.
  • In computer graphics, the sequence of events needed to generate a display image from its representation in storage.
  • See also Regenerative circuit, Feedback
• In inner-city development, the improving of a poor or run-down area by a programme of investment in areas such as infrastructure or housing.
• Regeneration is the title of a novel by Pat Barker. See Regeneration (book).