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Retrieval   /rɪtrˈivəl/  /ritrˈivəl/   Listen
Retrieval

noun
1.
(computer science) the operation of accessing information from the computer's memory.
2.
The cognitive operation of accessing information in memory.
3.
The act of regaining or saving something lost (or in danger of becoming lost).  Synonym: recovery.



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"Retrieval" Quotes from Famous Books



... thou'lt be mourning thus to pine unask'd alway. O past retrieval faithless! Ah what hours are thine! 15 When comes a likely wooer? ...
— The Poems and Fragments of Catullus • Catullus

... an infringement of the copyright to give any public performance or reading of this play either in its entirety or in the form of excerpts without the prior consent of the copyright owners. No part of this publication may be transmitted, stored in a retrieval system, or reproduced in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, manuscript, typescript, recording, or otherwise, without the prior permission of the ...
— I'll Leave It To You - A Light Comedy In Three Acts • Noel Coward



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