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retrieval

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Larry immediately called tech support when his computer crashed because the retrieval of data was urgent.

Larry immediately called tech support when his computer crashed because the retrieval of data was urgent.

noun
    Retrieval is the act of getting something back, or of accessing stored data and files in a computer.

    1. An example of retrieval is when you lose your keys down an elevator shaft and you get your maintenance man to help you get them back.
    2. An example of retrieval is when you access a file that you saved on a hard drive on your computer.


retrieval

  1. the act or process of retrieving
  2. possibility of recovery or restoration

retrieval

noun

  1. The act or process of retrieving.
  2. Computers The process of accessing information from memory or other storage devices.
  3. The possibility of being retrieved or restored: lost possessions beyond retrieval.

retrieval

Noun

(plural retrievals)

  1. the act of retrieving or something retrieved
  2. (computing) the operation of accessing data, either from memory or from a storage device
  3. the cognitive process of bringing stored information into consciousness

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Words near retrieval in the dictionary


  • retrievability
  • retrievable
  • retrievableness
  • retrievably
  • retrieval
  • retrieval engine
  • retrievals
  • retrieve
  • retrieved
  • retrievement

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  • recoup
  • recovery
  • repossession
  • get

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