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- Dictionaryretrieval/rɪˈtriːvl/
noun
- 1. the process of getting something back from somewhere: "the investigation was completed after the retrieval of plane wreckage"
- 2. the action of obtaining or consulting material stored in a computer system: "online information retrieval"
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Retrieval is the act or process of getting back or regaining something, or accessing information from memory or storage devices. Learn more about the word's usage, synonyms, antonyms, and translations in different languages.
- Retrievable
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- Retrieve
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- Retrievably
To get back again; regain, revive; to make good, put right,...
- Gjenfinning
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- Retrievable
Retrieval definition: The process of accessing information from memory or other storage devices.
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retrieval /rɪˈtriːvəl/ n. the act or process of retrieving. the possibility of recovery, restoration, or rectification (esp in the phrase beyond retrieval) a computer filing operation that recalls records or other data from a file. 'retrieval' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
- Memory Encoding
- Memory Storage
- Memory Retrieval
- Criticisms of Memory Experiments
- References
When information comes into our memory system (from sensory input), it needs to be changed into a form that the system can cope with so that it can be stored. Think of this as similar to changing your money into a different currency when you travel from one country to another. For example, a word that is seen (in a book) may be stored if it is chan...
This concerns the nature of memory stores, i.e., where the information is stored, how long the memory lasts (duration), how much can be stored at any time (capacity) and what kind of information is held. The way we store information affects the way we retrieve it. There has been a significant amount of research regarding the differences between Sho...
This refers to getting information out of storage. If we can’t remember something, it may be because we are unable to retrieve it. When we are asked to retrieve something from memory, the differences between STM and LTM become very clear. STM is stored and retrieved sequentially. For example, if a group of participants is given a list of words to r...
A large part of the research on memory is based on experimentsconducted in laboratories. Those who take part in the experiments – the participants – are asked to perform tasks such as recalling lists of words and numbers. Both the setting – the laboratory – and the tasks are a long way from everyday life. In many cases, the setting is artificial, a...
Matlin, M. W. (2005). Cognition. Crawfordsville: John Wiley & Sons, Inc. Miller, G. A. (1956). The magical number seven, plus or minus two: Some limits on our capacity for processing information. Psychological Review, 63 (2): 81–97. Sternberg, R. J. (1999). Cognitive psychology (2 nd ed.). Fort Worth, TX: Harcourt Brace College Publishers.
verb [ T ] uk / rɪˈtriːv / us / rɪˈtriːv / C2. to find and bring back something: We taught our dog to retrieve a ball. Computers are used to store and retrieve information efficiently. Thesaurus: synonyms, antonyms, and examples. to access something on a computer, tablet, or smartphone.
Definitions of 'retrieve' 1. If you retrieve something, you get it back from the place where you left it. [...] 2. If you manage to retrieve a situation, you succeed in bringing it back into a more acceptable state. [...] 3. To retrieve information from a computer or from your memory means to get it back. [...] More. Conjugations of 'retrieve'
retrieved, retrieves, retrieving To get back into one's grasp, possession, or control, especially from a known place or a place of storage. Retrieved his coat from the closet.
