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RETRIEVAL
recovery, retrieval
(noun) the act of regaining or saving something lost (or in danger of becoming lost)
retrieval
(noun) the cognitive operation of accessing information in memory; “my retrieval of people’s names is very poor”
retrieval
(noun) (computer science) the operation of accessing information from the computer’s memory
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Noun
retrieval (countable and uncountable, plural retrievals)
the act of retrieving or something retrieved
(computing) the operation of accessing data, either from memory or from a storage device
the cognitive process of bringing stored information into consciousness
Source: Wiktionary
Re*triev"al, n.
Definition: The act retrieving.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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FOOTING
(noun) status with respect to the relations between people or groups; “on good terms with her in-laws”; “on a friendly footing”
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