retrieval
the act of retrieving.
the chance of recovery or restoration: Sadly, many aboriginal languages have been lost beyond retrieval.
Psychology. the act or process of accessing information previously encoded and stored in memory: The article explores the use of picture matching tasks to assist in word retrieval in aphasic patients.: Compare recall (def. 9), recognition (def. 9).
Origin of retrieval
1Words Nearby retrieval
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How to use retrieval in a sentence
That pattern of increasingly probable memory retrieval tracks with observations of children.
What happens to our lost childhood memories? Motherhood sent me looking for answers. | Missy Ryan | February 4, 2021 | Washington PostAssuming you do successfully manage to recall Jim’s name, that act of retrieval can clear away those competing associations and grant long-lasting access to that memory.
Cramming may help for next-day exams. But for long-term memory, spacing out study is what works. | Sanjay Sarma, Luke Yoquinto | November 30, 2020 | Washington PostFirst stage ranking improvements with DeepCTDai’s work with DeepCT focuses on the first stage of retrieval, whilst also aiding downstream re-ranking stages significantly.
Could Google passage indexing be leveraging BERT? | Dawn Anderson | October 29, 2020 | Search Engine LandThus, document retrieval with neural models today already uses multi-stage ranking, albeit an impoverished form with only a single re-ranking stage.
Could Google passage indexing be leveraging BERT? | Dawn Anderson | October 29, 2020 | Search Engine LandOverall, retrieval helped students with ADHD and those without the disorder equally well.
Top 10 tips on how to study smarter, not longer | Kathiann Kowalski | September 9, 2020 | Science News For Students
Many IVF clinics partner with acupuncturists so they can perform the procedure on patients immediately before their egg retrieval.
It involves both retrieval and temporal integration of diverse experiences.
Daniel Kahneman Talks Intuition and Optimism With Sam Harris | Sam Harris | November 30, 2011 | THE DAILY BEASTIt's simply the case of a man who has made a fool of himself and sees no help of retrieval in himself.
The March Family Trilogy, Complete | William Dean HowellsThe touch is the retrieval, so far as it goes, setting up as it does heaven knows what undefeated continuity.
The Middle Years | Henry JamesIn Æschylus, when once "destiny" is about, all retrieval grows absurd.
The English Novel | Sidney LanierHe is the best who wins the most splendid victories by the retrieval of mistakes.
Thoughts for the Quiet Hour | VariousNow it was gone—gone, in all probability, beyond retrieval, and that alone would have been enough for an average grief.
VC -- A Chronicle of Castle Barfield and of the Crimea | David Christie Murray
British Dictionary definitions for retrieval
/ (rɪˈtriːvəl) /
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
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