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Retrieval

Retrieval Meaning & Definition
Retrieval Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Retrieval?

[n] the act of regaining or saving something lost (or in danger of becoming lost)
[n] the cognitive operation of accessing information in memory; "my retrieval of people's names is very poor"
[n] (computer science) the operation of accessing information from the computer's memory

Synonyms | Synonyms for Retrieval: recovery

Related Terms | Find terms related to Retrieval:

See Also | computer operation | deed | deliverance | delivery | effort | exploit | feat | machine operation | memory | ransom | recapture | reclamation | remembering | repossession | rescue | retaking | saving

Retrieval In Webster's Dictionary

\Re*triev"al\, n. The act retrieving.

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