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/rɪtrˈivəl/ /ritrˈivəl/ Listen

Retrieval

noun

(computer science) the operation of accessing information from the computer's memory.

The cognitive operation of accessing information in memory.

The act of regaining or saving something lost (or in danger of becoming lost). Synonym: recovery.

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