retrieval

English Online Dictionary. What means retrieval‎? What does retrieval mean?

English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɹɪˈtɹiːvəl/

Noun

retrieval (countable and uncountable, 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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