Definitions for: 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



Webster (1913) Definition: Re*triev"al, n.
The act retrieving.

Synonyms: recovery

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

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