Look up: retrieval

1. retrieval
   [n] - (computer science) the operation of accessing information from the computer`s memory 2. [n] - the cognitive operation of accessing information in memory
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2. Retrieval
   The act of accessing the information stored in memory.
   Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/local/20408
   
   
3. Retrieval
   Finding information in a book or body of material, such as bibliographical data stored in a database
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4. retrieval
   the action of methods and procedures for recovering specific information from a collection of stored data Category: Automation (includes telecommunications and computers) • in the context of message handling,a transmittal step in which a user`s message store conveys a message or report t...
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5. Retrieval
   Re·triev'al noun The act retrieving.
   Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/R/68
   
   
6. retrieval
   The third stage in the memory process, after encoding and storage, involving mental processes associated with bringing stored information back into consciousness. ... See: memory. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...
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7. retrieval
   noun the cognitive operation of accessing information in memory; `my retrieval of people`s names is very poor`
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8. retrieval
   noun (computer science) the operation of accessing information from the computer`s memory
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9. retrieval
   (re-tre´vәl) in psychology, the process of obtaining memory information from wherever it has been stored.
   Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/local/21001
   
   
10. Retrieval
    • (n.) The act retrieving.
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11. retrieval
    the procedure for ensuring that signal messages are not lost during change-over
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12. retrieval
    Type: Term Pronunciation: rē-trē′văl Definitions: 1. The third stage in the memory process, after encoding and storage, involving mental processes associated with bringing stored information back into consciousness.
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