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

Synonyms

• recapture
• reclamation
• recoupment
• recovery
• repossession

Examples of retrieval in a Sentence

the retrieval of stolen goods

The system allows quick storage and retrieval of data.

Recent Examples on the Web

These embeddings enable LLMs to capture the semantics of text, supporting tasks like semantic search, text classification and similarity comparisons for efficient data processing and retrieval. —Yuriy Gnatyuk, Forbes, 6 Dec. 2024

Support chatbots came next, at 31%, followed by enterprise search and retrieval, data extraction and transformation, and meeting summarization. —Hayden Field, CNBC, 20 Nov. 2024

Instead of trying the food retrieval that had been trained on, the immigrants used the resident solution on their first try. —Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 14 Nov. 2024

The city extended its own deadline for body retrieval, but even with the extra time, most sources say fewer than 200 bodies were actually relocated. —Christina Ray Stanton, Smithsonian Magazine, 28 Oct. 2024

Word History

First Known Use

circa 1643, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Phrases Containing retrieval

• beyond retrieval
• information retrieval

Kids Definition

retrieval

noun

re·​triev·​al ri-ˈtrē-vəl 

: an act or process of retrieving