retrieval
noun/rɪˈtriːvl/
/rɪˈtriːvl/
[uncountable]- (formal) the process of getting something back, especially from a place where it should not be synonym recovery
- The ship was buried, beyond retrieval, at the bottom of the sea.
- beyond retrieval (figurative) By then the situation was beyond retrieval (= impossible to put right).
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- (computing) the process of getting back information that is stored on a computer
- methods of information retrieval
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