retrieval

American  

[ri-tree-vuhl] / rɪˈtri vəl /

noun

1. the act of retrieving.

2. the chance of recovery or restoration.

   Sadly, many aboriginal languages have been lost beyond retrieval.

3. 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.

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retrieval British  

/ rɪˈtriːvəl /

noun

1. the act or process of retrieving

2. the possibility of recovery, restoration, or rectification (esp in the phrase beyond retrieval )

3. a computer filing operation that recalls records or other data from a file

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Etymology

Origin of retrieval

First recorded in 1635–45; retrieve + -al ²

Example Sentences

"All response teams remain fully engaged in search and retrieval efforts to locate the remaining missing persons," Cebu Mayor Nestor Archival said in a Facebook post on Friday.

From BBC

Once I’d healed from my retrieval, I asked Graham for a call to properly process our time together.

From Los Angeles Times

The team used a specialist retrieval system to access the airbag control module – where a snapshot of electronic data, triggered by the crash, revealed speeds, accelerator position, steering wheel angle and brake pedal application.

From BBC

The women returned to the clinic that month for Michelle’s egg retrieval.

From The Wall Street Journal

"We were ordered to temporarily stop the search, rescue and retrieval at 3 pm today," she said.

From Barron's