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retrieval

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re⋅triev⋅al

  [ri-tree-vuhl]
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–noun
1. the act of retrieving.
2. the chance of recovery or restoration: lost beyond retrieval.
Origin:
1635–45; retrieve + -al 2
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re·triev·al   (rĭ-trē'vəl)   
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.

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retrieval re·triev·al (rĭ-trē'vəl)
n.
The third stage in the memory process, after encoding and storage, involving mental processes associated with bringing stored information back into consciousness.

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