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retrieval

n. uncountable
C1 Advanced US //ɹiˈtɹivəɫ// UK //ɹɪtɹˈiːvəl// re·trieval

n. the act of getting something back from a place where it was stored. You use this when talking about finding information on a computer or getting an object back.

n. the process of getting something back from storage or a specific location. In technical contexts, it refers to the extraction of data from a database or memory system.


SIMPLE

The retrieval of the lost files took several hours.

CONTEXTUAL

Modern search engines are designed for the rapid retrieval of information from billions of web pages.

COMPLEX

The system architecture prioritises data retrieval speed over storage efficiency, ensuring that users experience minimal latency when accessing archived records from the cloud.

Synonyms
Usage

Often paired with 'of' to specify the item being recovered.

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