tlhIngan-Hol Archive: Sun Oct 17 08:08:42 2004
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Re: Klingon WOTD: tI' (v)
Steven Boozer wrote:
>
>"The verb {rach} has been translated variously as 'invigorate', 'fortify',
>and 'strengthen' ... When used in reference to a person, the verb {rach}
>suggests an improvement in health; when used in reference to an inanimate
>object, say, a mechanical device or the hull of a ship, {rach} also implies
>improvement or betterment. {rach} is to be distinguished from {tI'}
>'repair' in two ways: (1) {tI'} is generally not applied to living beings;
>(2) {tI'} suggests restoration to a previous state, not necessarily
>improvement.
>
So, would you use (tI') to refer to the process of restoring a computer
system from backups?
'yen