retrieval
noun
re·triev·al
ri-ˈtrē-vəl 
1
: an act or process of retrieving
2
: possibility of being retrieved or of recovering
beyond retrieval
Examples of retrieval in a Sentence
the retrieval of stolen goods
The system allows quick storage and retrieval of data.
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While his teammates were running an opening retrieval and forechecking drill at one end of the rink, Hughes was warming up at the other side where Vancouver’s goaltenders worked.
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Thomas Drance, The Athletic, 26 Feb. 2025
The boat’s 14-foot tender catamaran, which Aquila also manufactures at its production facility in China, is on an electric hoist system that lifts the boat outwards for launch and retrieval.
—Michael Verdon, Robb Report, 24 Feb. 2025
Structuring medical knowledge is the key to accurate matching and enhanced AI retrieval capabilities.
—Michal Tzuchman Katz Md, Forbes, 21 Feb. 2025
Axon, the company that markets the body cameras, declined to say whether the body cameras used at Marcy included the 18-hour retrieval feature, and the state corrections department wouldn’t say whether officers were told about that feature on their body cameras.
—Thomas C. Zambito, USA TODAY, 17 Feb. 2025
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Thomas Drance, The Athletic, 26 Feb. 2025
The boat’s 14-foot tender catamaran, which Aquila also manufactures at its production facility in China, is on an electric hoist system that lifts the boat outwards for launch and retrieval.
—Michael Verdon, Robb Report, 24 Feb. 2025
Structuring medical knowledge is the key to accurate matching and enhanced AI retrieval capabilities.
—Michal Tzuchman Katz Md, Forbes, 21 Feb. 2025
Axon, the company that markets the body cameras, declined to say whether the body cameras used at Marcy included the 18-hour retrieval feature, and the state corrections department wouldn’t say whether officers were told about that feature on their body cameras.
—Thomas C. Zambito, USA TODAY, 17 Feb. 2025
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“Retrieval.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/retrieval. Accessed 10 Mar. 2025.
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retrieval
noun
re·triev·al
ri-ˈtrē-vəl
: an act or process of retrieving
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