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- DictionaryRe·triev·al/rəˈtrēv(ə)l/
noun
- 1. the process of getting something back from somewhere: "the investigation was completed after the retrieval of plane wreckage"
The meaning of RETRIEVAL is an act or process of retrieving. How to use retrieval in a sentence.
noun. 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.
the process of finding and bringing back something: the storage and retrieval of information. The box can be opened mechanically to allow retrieval of medications. See. retrieve. Fewer examples. The data management system facilitates easy retrieval of evidence. During egg retrieval, the eggs are removed from the ovaries.
the process of finding and bringing back something: the storage and retrieval of information. The box can be opened mechanically to allow retrieval of medications. See. retrieve. Fewer examples. The data management system facilitates easy retrieval of evidence. During egg retrieval, the eggs are removed from the ovaries.
The act of bringing something back is called retrieval. When you throw a tennis ball to Fido and he brings it back to you, that's retrieval.
retrieval. ( rɪˈtriːvəl) n. 1. the act or process of retrieving. 2. the possibility of recovery, restoration, or rectification (esp in the phrase beyond retrieval) 3. (Computer Science) a computer filing operation that recalls records or other data from a file.
The retrieval of something is the process of getting it back from a particular place, especially from a place where it should not be. Its real purpose is the launching and retrieval of small aeroplanes in flight.
Definition of retrieval noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
the chance of recovery or restoration: Sadly, many aboriginal languages have been lost beyond retrieval.
retrieval. (formal) the process of getting something back, especially from a place where it should not be synonym recovery The ship was buried, beyond retrieval, at the bottom of the sea. (figurative) By then the situation was beyond retrieval (= impossible to put right).
