re·triev·al (r -tr  v l)n. 1. The act or process of retrieving. 2. Computer Science The process of accessing information from memory or other storage devices. 3. The possibility of being retrieved or restored: lost possessions beyond retrieval. |
retrieval [rɪˈtriːvəl]
n
1. the act or process of retrieving
2. the possibility of recovery, restoration, or rectification (esp in the phrase beyond retrieval)
3. (Electronics & Computer Science / Computer Science) a computer filing operation that recalls records or other data from a file
ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
| Noun | 1. |  retrieval - (computer science) the operation of accessing information from the computer's memorycomputer science, computing - the branch of engineering science that studies (with the aid of computers) computable processes and structures computer operation, machine operation - an elementary operation that a computer is designed and built to perform stovepiping - retrieval of information from unconnected databases; the situation that exists when it is necessary to climb out of one database in order to climb down into another; sometimes used for protection against wandering hackers |
| 2. | retrieval - the cognitive operation of accessing information in memory; "my retrieval of people's names is very poor" remembering, memory - the cognitive processes whereby past experience is remembered; "he can do it from memory"; "he enjoyed remembering his father" | |
| 3. | retrieval - the act of regaining or saving something lost (or in danger of becoming lost) repossession - the action of regaining possession (especially the seizure of collateral securing a loan that is in default) reclamation - the recovery of useful substances from waste products deliverance, rescue, saving, delivery - recovery or preservation from loss or danger; "work is the deliverance of mankind"; "a surgeon's job is the saving of lives" ransom - the act of freeing from captivity or punishment |
Translations
retrieval [rɪˈtriːvəl] n
(COMPUTING) [information, data, file] → extraction f
(= recovery) [object, money] → récupération f
retrieval
n
(= recovering) → Zurück-/Hervor-/Heraus-/Herunterholen nt; (= rescuing) → Rettung f; (from wreckage etc) → Bergung f; (of material from waste) → Rückgewinnung f; (Comput: of information) → Abfragen nt, → Abrufen nt; (after a crash) → Wiederherstellen nt; (of honour, position, money, investment) → Wiedererlangen nt; (of loss) → Wiedergutmachen nt
(= setting to rights, of error) → Wiedergutmachung f; (of situation) → Rettung f; beyond retrieval → hoffnungslos
(by dog) → Apportieren nt
retrieval [rɪˈtriːv/əl] n (Comput) → richiamo; (see vb) → ricupero, riconquista, rimedio, richiamo
retrieval [rɪˈtriːv/əl] n (Comput) → richiamo; (see vb) → ricupero, riconquista, rimedio, richiamo
retrieval [rɪˈtriːv/əl] n (Comput) → richiamo; (see vb) → ricupero, riconquista, rimedio, richiamo
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