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noun

  • Restoring compressed information to its normal form for use or display.
  • Relieving pressure (especially bringing a compressed person gradually back to atmospheric pressure. ).
by WordNet 3.0 © 2006 by Princeton University
(DoD) In personnel recovery, the process of normalizing psychological and behavioral reactions that recovered isolated personnel experienced or are currently experiencing as a result of their isolation and recovery.
by Department of Defense Dictionary of Military and Associated Terms. 31 January 2011.