All measures that are taken to ensure a long life of wood fall under the definition wood preservation (timber treatment).
Apart from structural wood preservation measures, there are a number of different (chemical) preservatives and processes (also known as timber treatment, lumber treatment or "pressure treatment") that can extend the life of wood, timber, wood structures or engineered wood. These generally increase the durability and resistance from being destroyed by insects or fungus.
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“For if they do this when the wood is green, what will happen when it is dry?”
—Bible: New Testament, Luke 23:31.
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