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retrieval
[ri-tree-vuhl]
noun
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.
retrieval
/ ɪˈٰːə /
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
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of retrieval1
Example Sentences
She and her partner struggled to conceive and ended up going through a couple of rounds of egg retrievals in the in-vitro fertilization process.
Indeed, learning and the necessary process of memory formation and retrieval are key to the specialized roles played by concept cells and some of our other specialized neurons.
The email sets out the "step-by-step guide to vehicle retrieval" and states the "car stacker will remain closed to all vehicles, to allow vehicle owners time to retrieve their vehicles".
Prof Richard Smith, a gynaecological surgeon at Imperial College London, who led the organ retrieval team, has been researching womb transplantation for more than two decades.
The White Helmets, responding to such incidents, said they were conducting around 30 response calls a day at the height of the attacks - including the retrieval of more than 100 bodies.
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