noun (n)

• the activity of protecting something from loss or danger(noun.act)

  Synonym:
  saving
  

  source: wordnet30
• the condition of being (well or ill) preserved(noun.state)

  source: wordnet30
• a process that saves organic substances from decay(noun.process)

  source: wordnet30
• an occurrence of improvement by virtue of preventing loss or injury or other change(noun.event)

  Synonym:
  conservation
  

  source: wordnet30
• The act or process of preserving, or keeping safe; the state of being preserved, or kept from injury, destruction, or decay; security; safety; as, preservation of life, fruit, game, etc.; a picture in good preservation.(noun)

  source: webster1913