Retrieval
noun
The process of getting back something or someone from somewhere.
The retrieval of the stolen goods was a difficult task for the police.
Often appears as...
- data retrieval
- retrieval process
noun
The process of getting information from a computer's storage or memory.
Data retrieval is a crucial aspect of database management.
Often appears as...
- information retrieval
- document retrieval
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Technical
noun
A dog's act of fetching and delivering back game shot by a hunter.
The retriever's excellent retrieval skills were appreciated by all hunters.
Often appears as...
- retrieval training
- retrieval command
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Specific
noun
The process of remembering or recalling something.
Retrieval cues can significantly enhance memory performance.
Often appears as...
- memory retrieval
- retrieval practice
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Academic
noun
The process of getting back something or someone from somewhere.
The retrieval of the stolen goods was a difficult task for the police.
Often appears as...
- data retrieval
- retrieval process
noun
The process of getting information from a computer's storage or memory.
Data retrieval is a crucial aspect of database management.
Often appears as...
- information retrieval
- document retrieval
Usage tips
Technical
noun
A dog's act of fetching and delivering back game shot by a hunter.
The retriever's excellent retrieval skills were appreciated by all hunters.
Often appears as...
- retrieval training
- retrieval command
Usage tips
Specific
noun
The process of remembering or recalling something.
Retrieval cues can significantly enhance memory performance.
Often appears as...
- memory retrieval
- retrieval practice
Usage tips
Academic
Definition 1 of 4
Pro Tip 1/3Physical Retrieval
Used to describe the action of getting something back.
After much effort, the retrieval of her keepsakes from the old house felt rewarding.
Pro Tip 2/3Challenging Task
Often implies a difficult effort to regain possession.
The retrieval of ancient artifacts from the sunken ship required experienced divers.
Pro Tip 3/3Used in Problems
Common in contexts where there's an issue or complication involved.
The retrieval operation became complicated due to the unexpected snowstorm.
Pro Tip 1/3Physical Retrieval
Used to describe the action of getting something back.
After much effort, the retrieval of her keepsakes from the old house felt rewarding.
Pro Tip 2/3Challenging Task
Often implies a difficult effort to regain possession.
The retrieval of ancient artifacts from the sunken ship required experienced divers.
Pro Tip 3/3Used in Problems
Common in contexts where there's an issue or complication involved.
The retrieval operation became complicated due to the unexpected snowstorm.
Pro Tip 1/3Physical Retrieval
Used to describe the action of getting something back.
After much effort, the retrieval of her keepsakes from the old house felt rewarding.
Pro Tip 2/3Challenging Task
Often implies a difficult effort to regain possession.
The retrieval of ancient artifacts from the sunken ship required experienced divers.
Pro Tip 3/3Used in Problems
Common in contexts where there's an issue or complication involved.
The retrieval operation became complicated due to the unexpected snowstorm.
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Michael Merzenich:...
the monkey is performing it flawlessly -- never fails. He's successful in his retrieval of food with this tool every time. At this point the task is being performed in a beautifully stereotyped very beautifully regulated and highly repeated, trial to trial. We can look down in the brain of the monkey.
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Does stress affect your...
Memories are stored all over the brain, and it’s likely the prefrontal cortex that signals for their retrieval. So how does stress affect each of these stages? In the first two stages, moderate stress can actually help experiences enter your memory. Your brain responds to stressful stimuli
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Daphne Koller: What...
who practice with the material in order to really understand it. There's been a range of studies that demonstrate the importance of this. This one that appeared in Science last year, for example, demonstrates that even simple retrieval practice, where students are just supposed to repeat
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What we're learning from...
importance of this this one that appeared in science last year for example demonstrates that even simple retrieval practice where students are just supposed to repeat what they already learned gives considerably improved results on various achievement tests down the line than many other
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Inside the ant colony -...
the ants stop marking their return. The scent dissipates and ants are no longer attracted to that path. These seemingly crude methods of search and retrieval are, in fact, so useful that they are applied in computer models to obtain optimal solutions from decentralized elements,
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Tech that helps the...
learning mode it simply recognizes the image stores it in memory for later retrieval as my last slide we have been able to my people and good Wow so I chose an upbeat reaction when we have many reactions or people simply start crying when they work with the device
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How Your Memory Works --...
or come with any trophies for doing so. You don't have to be a memory martyr. Having a word stuck on the tip of your tongue is a totally normal glitch in memory retrieval, a byproduct of how our brains are organized. You wear glasses if your eyes need help seeing,
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A Veteran's Best Friend...
look get my shoes that's it good boy bringing here Tuesday's retrieval telex spare Lewis painful bending and lifting good such a good boy he helps me with balance I've had some issues with balance where before I before I got him
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Can we edit memories? PIPE...
that happen in the brain to support memory can be undone, even for old memories. Now, this editing process isn't happening all the time. It only happens under very specific conditions of memory retrieval.
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Can Magnets Scramble...
force and it survived I powered it up and nothing was it really dead we had to be sure so we had it checked out by a computer data retrieval company this one is dead by scrambling every particle on
Video examples
Michael Merzenich:...
the monkey is performing it flawlessly -- never fails. He's successful in his retrieval of food with this tool every time. At this point the task is being performed in a beautifully stereotyped very beautifully regulated and highly repeated, trial to trial. We can look down in the brain of the monkey.
Video examples
Does stress affect your...
Memories are stored all over the brain, and it’s likely the prefrontal cortex that signals for their retrieval. So how does stress affect each of these stages? In the first two stages, moderate stress can actually help experiences enter your memory. Your brain responds to stressful stimuli
Video examples
Daphne Koller: What...
who practice with the material in order to really understand it. There's been a range of studies that demonstrate the importance of this. This one that appeared in Science last year, for example, demonstrates that even simple retrieval practice, where students are just supposed to repeat
Video examples
What we're learning from...
importance of this this one that appeared in science last year for example demonstrates that even simple retrieval practice where students are just supposed to repeat what they already learned gives considerably improved results on various achievement tests down the line than many other
Video examples
Inside the ant colony -...
the ants stop marking their return. The scent dissipates and ants are no longer attracted to that path. These seemingly crude methods of search and retrieval are, in fact, so useful that they are applied in computer models to obtain optimal solutions from decentralized elements,
Video examples
Tech that helps the...
learning mode it simply recognizes the image stores it in memory for later retrieval as my last slide we have been able to my people and good Wow so I chose an upbeat reaction when we have many reactions or people simply start crying when they work with the device
Video examples
How Your Memory Works --...
or come with any trophies for doing so. You don't have to be a memory martyr. Having a word stuck on the tip of your tongue is a totally normal glitch in memory retrieval, a byproduct of how our brains are organized. You wear glasses if your eyes need help seeing,
Video examples
A Veteran's Best Friend...
look get my shoes that's it good boy bringing here Tuesday's retrieval telex spare Lewis painful bending and lifting good such a good boy he helps me with balance I've had some issues with balance where before I before I got him
Video examples
Can we edit memories? PIPE...
that happen in the brain to support memory can be undone, even for old memories. Now, this editing process isn't happening all the time. It only happens under very specific conditions of memory retrieval.
Video examples
Can Magnets Scramble...
force and it survived I powered it up and nothing was it really dead we had to be sure so we had it checked out by a computer data retrieval company this one is dead by scrambling every particle on
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Quote examples
Edward Ruscha
American Artist
Basically everything I've done in art, I was in possession of when I was 20 years old. I use a waste retrieval method of working. I'll go back and use something that disgusted me 15 years ago but that I had enough sense to think about. Some artists change dramatically. I see my work more like history being written.
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Martin McGuinness
Irish Politician
There is not much point in establishing an organisation like the independent commission for information retrieval, or the other organisations that we agreed to, if we do not encourage people to participate.
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GloZell
American Comedian
It took three years from talking about it, to meeting with Wendie Wilson-Miller from 'Gifted Journeys' Surrogacy, to finding the right doctor, to doing the egg retrieval and finding the right surrogate.
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Allen Weinstein
American Public Servant
We live in a world of increasing dependence on electronic records and retrieval, unprecedented security and preservation concerns, and insufficient attention to civic and democratic education.
Quote examples
Edward Ruscha
American Artist
Basically everything I've done in art, I was in possession of when I was 20 years old. I use a waste retrieval method of working. I'll go back and use something that disgusted me 15 years ago but that I had enough sense to think about. Some artists change dramatically. I see my work more like history being written.
Quote examples
Martin McGuinness
Irish Politician
There is not much point in establishing an organisation like the independent commission for information retrieval, or the other organisations that we agreed to, if we do not encourage people to participate.
Quote examples
GloZell
American Comedian
It took three years from talking about it, to meeting with Wendie Wilson-Miller from 'Gifted Journeys' Surrogacy, to finding the right doctor, to doing the egg retrieval and finding the right surrogate.
Quote examples
Allen Weinstein
American Public Servant
We live in a world of increasing dependence on electronic records and retrieval, unprecedented security and preservation concerns, and insufficient attention to civic and democratic education.
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