What is the meaning of retrieval?

noun

  • Computer science. ( the operation of accessing information from the computer's memory)
  • The cognitive operation of accessing information in memory.
    • usage: "my retrieval of people's names is very poor"
  • The act of regaining or saving something lost (or in danger of becoming lost. ).
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