retention (redirected from retention terminal)

re·ten·tion  (r-tnshn)

n.

1.

a. The act of retaining.

b. The condition of being retained.

2. Capacity or power of retaining.

3. An ability to recall or recognize what has been learned or experienced; memory.

4. Something retained.

5. Involuntary withholding of bodily wastes or secretions that are normally eliminated.

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[Middle English retencioun, from Old French retention, from Latin retenti, retentin-, from retentus, past participle of retinre, to retain; see retain.]

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retention

Noun

1. the act of retaining or state of being retained

2. the capacity to remember

3. Pathol the abnormal holding of something within the body, esp. fluid

retentive adj

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	retention - the act of retaining something holding, keeping possession, ownership - the act of having and controlling property withholding - the act of holding back or keeping within your possession or control; "I resented his withholding permission"; "there were allegations of the withholding of evidence" storage - the act of storing something
	2.	retention - the power of retaining and recalling past experience; "he had a good memory when he was younger" retentiveness, retentivity, memory faculty, mental faculty, module - one of the inherent cognitive or perceptual powers of the mind recollection, remembrance, anamnesis - the ability to recall past occurrences
	3.	retention - the power of retaining liquid; "moisture retentivity of soil" retentiveness, retentivity impermeability, impermeableness - the property of something that cannot be pervaded by a liquid urinary retention - holding urine in the urinary bladder; "he has a problem with urinary retention"

Translations

retention [rɪˈtɛnʃən] n (of tradition etc) → Beibehaltung f;

(of land, memories) → Behalten nt;

(of heat, fluid etc) → Zurückhalten nt