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      (1) The elastic recovery of metal after stressing. (2) The extent to which metal tends to return to its original shape or contour after undergoing a forming operation. This is compensated for by overbending or by a secondary operation of restriking. (3)The extent to which metal tends to return to its original shape or position after undergoing a forming operation. See buckling.

      Source: The OHIO State University