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retrieval

noun

the act of regaining or saving something lost (or in danger of becoming lost)

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Word length
9
Starts with
R
Ends with
L
Contains
ET
Scrabble score
12
Database source
OEWN 2025 Core

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noun

  1. the act of regaining or saving something lost (or in danger of becoming lost)

noun

  1. the cognitive operation of accessing information in memory

    “my retrieval of people's names is very poor”

noun

  1. (computer science) the operation of accessing information from the computer's memory

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my retrieval of people's names is very poor

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