Retrieval (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

noun
  1. the act of retrieving.
  2. the chance of recovery or restoration: Sadly, many aboriginal languages have been lost beyond retrieval.
  3. the act or process of accessing information previously encoded and stored in memory: The article explores the use of picture matching tasks to assist in word retrieval in aphasic patients.
noun
  1. the act or process of retrieving
  2. the possibility of recovery, restoration, or rectification (esp in the phrase beyond retrieval)
  3. a computer filing operation that recalls records or other data from a file
Retrieval (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

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