retrieval

UK/ɹɪˈtɹiːvəl/US/ɹɪˈtɹiːvəl/

nounB2+Common in everyday speech and writing · #7,939 of 15,258leans written

Retrieval is getting something back from where it was. Data retrieval, retrieval of the wreck, information retrieval.

In memory research, retrieval is the step where a stored memory is brought back, and it is the one that fails — the information is usually there and unreachable, which is what a name on the tip of the tongue is. Information retrieval is the field behind every search engine. Note retriever, the dog bred to fetch.

Definitions of retrieval

1nounretrievalGetting something back from where it was.B2+
“Divers worked for hours on the retrieval of the sunken boat.”

retrieval is a getting back.

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retrieval in the wild

In the case of document retrieval, queries can be based on full-text or other content-based indexing.
Information retrieval
Automated information retrieval systems are used to reduce what has been called information overload.
Information retrieval
An image retrieval system is a computer system used for browsing, searching and retrieving images from a large database of digital images.
Image retrieval
Document retrieval is defined as the matching of some stated user query against a set of free-text records.
Document retrieval
Document retrieval is sometimes referred to as, or as a branch of, text retrieval.
Document retrieval

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