| NOUN | process | retrieval | (computer science) the operation of accessing information from the computer's memory |
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| cognition | retrieval | the cognitive operation of accessing information in memory | |
| act | retrieval, recovery | the act of regaining or saving something lost (or in danger of becoming lost) |
| Sounds | rihtriy'vahl; riytriy'vahl | |
|---|---|---|
| Rhymes | abdominal ... zoological: 2115 rhymes with ahl... | |
| Meaning | (computer science) the operation of accessing information from the computer's memory. | |
|---|---|---|
| Category | computer science, computing | The branch of engineering science that studies (with the aid of computers) computable processes and structures |
| Narrower | stovepiping | retrieval of information from unconnected databases |
| Broader | computer operation, machine operation | An elementary operation that a computer is designed and built to perform |
| Spanish | recuperación | |
| Meaning | The cognitive operation of accessing information in memory. | |
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| Example | "my retrieval of people's names is very poor" | |
| Broader | memory, remembering | The cognitive processes whereby past experience is remembered |
| Spanish | recuperación | |
| Catalan | recobrament, recuperació | |
| Verbs | retrieve | recall knowledge from memory |
| Meaning | The act of regaining or saving something lost (or in danger of becoming lost). | |
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| Synonym | recovery | |
| Narrower | ransom | The act of freeing from captivity or punishment |
| recapture, retaking | The act of taking something back | |
| reclamation | The recovery of useful substances from waste products | |
| repossession | The action of regaining possession (especially the seizure of collateral securing a loan that is in default) | |
| rescue, deliverance, delivery, saving | recovery or preservation from loss or danger | |
| Broader | act, deed, human action, human activity | Something that people do or cause to happen |
| Spanish | recuperación, reprise | |
| Catalan | recobrament, recuperació | |
| Verbs | retrieve | get or find back |
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