nondestructively
Leaving things intact
Nondestructively describes doing something in a way that preserves the original intact.
The term appears most often in technical contexts: nondestructive testing examines materials or structures without damaging them, and nondestructive editing in software allows changes to be reversed because the original file remains unaltered.
The engineer nondestructively tested the welds for cracks.
Photo editing software that works nondestructively lets you undo any adjustment.
Magnetic body imaging
- CTTomographic imaging method
- ultrasoundInaudible high-frequency waves
- tomographyImaging via cross-sections
- fluorescenceLight emitted after absorption
microscopy · infrared · photonics · optical · visualization · scanning · mapping · photogrammetry
Inaudible high-frequency waves
- radiographyDiagnostic imaging using X-rays
- thermographyHeat-based diagnostic scanning
- holography3D imaging via laser
- spectroscopyStudy of light-matter interaction
Able to be undone
- undoableCapable of being reversed
- non-permanentNot meant to last
- layeredHaving multiple levels
- maskedHaving face covered
adjustment · filter · metadata · sidecar · parametric · backup · lossless · recoverable
MRI
Magnetic body imaging
- CTTomographic imaging method
- ultrasoundInaudible high-frequency waves
- tomographyImaging via cross-sections
fluorescence · microscopy · infrared · photonics · optical · visualization · scanning · mapping · photogrammetry · multispectral
ultrasound
Inaudible high-frequency waves
- radiographyDiagnostic imaging using X-rays
- thermographyHeat-based diagnostic scanning
- holography3D imaging via laser
reversible
Able to be undone
- undoableCapable of being reversed
- non-permanentNot meant to last
- layeredHaving multiple levels
masked · adjustment · filter · metadata · sidecar · parametric · backup · lossless · recoverable
gentle
Soft and kind
- carefulExercising caution and attention
- delicateEasily broken or harmed
- lightVisible electromagnetic radiation
cautious · cushioned · padded · supported · cradled · lifted · transported · mounted · displayed · stored
archive
Stored historical records
safeguard · retain · store · stabilize · salvage · digitize · restore · catalog · document · encapsulate
nondestructivelydestructively
In a damaging manner
damagingly · harmfully · invasively · ruinously · intrusively