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How to pronounce retrieval in English?

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Type Words
Synonyms recovery
Type of act, deed, human action, human activity
Has types delivery, saving, deliverance, ransom, recapture, reclamation, repossession, rescue, retaking
Derivation retrieve
Type Words
Type of machine operation, computer operation
Has types stovepiping
Type Words
Type of memory, remembering
Derivation retrieve


my retrieval of people's names is very poor.

Examples of retrieval

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We already know that computers have faster memory retrieval systems than humans.
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Its BlackBerry line has been the standard for mobile e-mail retrieval for years.
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Coordinate retrieval of clinical study documentation from past clinical studies?
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It is often used as a weighting factor in information retrieval and text mining.
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Recall in memory refers to the retrieval of events or information from the past.
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The retrieval of these bacteria can be achieved with no impact to the ecosystem.
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This makes retrieval easier at sea, especially if the boat is partially swamped.
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The retrieval of each one of the major pieces is one of international intrigue.
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The container retrieval vessel SeaTow 60 being positioned next to Rena yesterday.
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  • (computer science) the operation of accessing information from the computer's memory
  • Recovery: the act of regaining or saving something lost (or in danger of becoming lost)
  • (retrieve) recover: get or find back; recover the use of; "She regained control of herself"; "She found her voice and replied quickly"
  • (retrieve) go for and bring back; "retrieve the car from the parking garage"
  • (retrieve) remember: recall knowledge from memory; have a recollection; "I can't remember saying any such thing"; "I can't think what her last name was"; "can you remember her phone number?"; "Do you remember that he once loved you?"; "call up memories"
  • Retrieval (Polish: Z odzysku) is a 2006 Polish film directed by Su0142awomir Fabicki. It was Poland's submission to the 79th Academy Awards for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film, but was not accepted as a nominee. It was also screened in the Un Certain Regard section at the 2006 Cannes Film Festival.
  • (retrieve) A retrieval; The return of a difficult ball; To regain or get back something; To rescue (a) creature(s); To salvage something; To remedy or rectify something; To remember or recall something; To fetch or carry back something; To fetch and bring in game; To fetch and bring in ...
  • (Retrieve) bringing the fly back towards the caster after the cast is made; can be done in a variety of ways; important points of retrieving are to keep the rod tip low and pointed straight down the line.
  • (retrieve) To copy archived information from the storage pool to the client node for use. The retrieve operation does not affect the archive copy in the storage pool. Contrast with archive.