retrieval

1. (countable, uncountable)The act of retrieving or something retrieved.

   Search dogs assisted in the retrieval of survivors.

2. (countable, uncountable)The operation of accessing data, either from memory or from a storage device.

   data retrieval

   document retrieval

   the cognitive operation of accessing information in memory

3. (countable, uncountable)The cognitive process of bringing stored information into consciousness.

   information retrieval

1. The hippocampus is a part of the brain associated with the storage and retrieval of memories.

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2. As yardsticks to measure the effectiveness of information retrieval there exist those called 'recall ratio' and 'precision ratio'.

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