Dictionary Check: retrieval

"retrieval" is a valid word!

Scrabble 12 points
Words with Friends 14 points

Definition

noun

(computer science) the operation of accessing information from the computer's memory

noun

the cognitive operation of accessing information in memory

Example: "my retrieval of people's names is very poor"
noun

the act of regaining or saving something lost (or in danger of becoming lost)

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