retrieval

English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɹɪˈtɹiːvəl/

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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

Derived terms

• document retrieval
• information retrieval
• text retrieval

 

Translations

act of retrieving

• Bulgarian: възвръщане n (vǎzvrǎštane)
• Finnish: nouto (fi), haku (fi)
• French: récupération (fr) f
• Italian: recupero (it) m, salvataggio (it) m
• Romanian: recuperare (ro) f
• Spanish: recuperación (es) f