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Marine salvage Marine salvage is the process of recovering a ship and its cargo after a shipwreck or other maritime casualty. Salvage may encompass towing, re-floating a vessel, or effecting repairs to a ship. Today, protecting the coastal environment from ...

, the process of rescuing a ship, its cargo and sometimes the crew from peril * Water salvage, rescuing people from

flood A flood is an overflow of water ( or rarely other fluids) that submerges land that is usually dry. In the sense of "flowing water", the word may also be applied to the inflow of the tide. Floods are an area of study of the discipline hydrol ...

s. * Salvage tug, a type of tugboat used to rescue or salvage ships which are in distress or in danger of sinking *

Recycling Recycling is the process of converting waste materials into new materials and objects. The recovery of energy from waste materials is often included in this concept. The recyclability of a material depends on its ability to reacquire the p ...

, the conversion of waste materials into new materials and objects, was usually referred to in the mid-20th century as "salvage" **

Salvage for Victory The Salvage for Victory campaign was a program launched by the US Federal Government in 1942 to salvage materials for the American war effort in World War II. On January 10, 1942, the US Office of Production Management sent pledge cards to retail ...

, a US Government campaign to salvage materials for the American war effort in World War II **

Paper Salvage 1939–50 Paper Salvage was a part of a programme launched by the British Government in 1939 at the outbreak of the Second World War to encourage the recycling of materials to aid the war effort, and which continued to be promoted until 1950. History The ...

, a British government campaign to encourage the recycling of paper, initially to aid the war effort * Data salvage, the process of data recovery from damaged, failed, corrupted, or inaccessible primary storage media *

Salvage archaeology Rescue archaeology, sometimes called commercial archaeology, preventive archaeology, salvage archaeology, contract archaeology, developer-funded archaeology or compliance archaeology, is state-sanctioned, archaeological survey and excavation carr ...

, an archaeological survey and excavation carried out in areas threatened by construction or development * Salvage ethnography, the practice of salvaging a record of what was left of a culture before it disappeared *

Salvage therapy Salvage therapy, also known as rescue therapy, is a form of therapy given after an ailment does not respond to standard therapy. The most common diseases that require salvage therapy are HIV and various cancers. The term is not clearly defined; it ...

, medical treatment for those patients not responding adequately to first line treatment

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* Waste sorting * Salvage value, the estimated value of an asset at the end of its useful life

In entertainment

* ''Salvage'' (1921 film), a 1921 American silent film directed by Henry King * ''Salvage'' (2006 film), a 2006 American horror film * ''Salvage'' (2009 film), a 2009 British horror film * "Salvage", an episode of ''

Alfred Hitchcock Presents ''Alfred Hitchcock Presents'' is an American television anthology series created, hosted and produced by Alfred Hitchcock, aired on CBS and NBC between 1955 and 1965. It features dramas, thrillers and mysteries. Between 1962 and 1965 it was ren ...

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Salvage 1 ''Salvage 1'' is an American science fiction series that was broadcast for 16 episodes (of the 20 produced) on ABC during 1979. The pilot film, ''Salvage'', was shown on January 20, 1979, to high ratings. Plot The pilot centers on Harry Broder ...

'', a 1979 ABC science fiction-comedy series * "Salvage" (''The X-Files''), a 2001 episode of the television series ''The X-Files'' * "Salvage" (''Angel''), a 2003 episode of the television series ''Angel'' * ''Salvage'', a 1962 episode in the ''

Hallmark Hall of Fame ''Hallmark Hall of Fame'', originally called ''Hallmark Television Playhouse'', is an anthology program on American television, sponsored by Hallmark Cards, a Kansas City-based greeting card company. The longest-running prime-time series in t ...

'' * Salvage (Transformers), an Autobot from ''Transformers'' * "Salvage" (short story), a 1986 short story by Orson Scott Card * ''Salvage'', a 1919 novel by Mary Roberts Rinehart

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* Salvage, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada * Extrajudicial punishment resulting in death is referred to as ''Salvage'' in the Philippines * Salvage title, a form of vehicle title branding in North America

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