retrieval
nouncandidate·updated May 12, 2026
The process of getting something back from somewhere.
Framework senses
- §1
- The process of getting something back from somewhere.
- §1
- the act of regaining or saving something lost (or in danger of becoming lost)
- §2
- the cognitive operation of accessing information in memory
- §3
- (computer science) the operation of accessing information from the computer's memory