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Retrieval
- noun - (computer science) the operation of accessing information from the computer's memory
- the act of regaining or saving something lost (or in danger of becoming lost)
- the cognitive operation of accessing information in memory; "my retrieval of people's names is very poor"
Retrieved
- verb - Get back
- get or find back; recover the use of; "She regained control of herself"; "She found her voice and replied quickly"
- go for and bring back; "retrieve the car from the parking garage"
- recall knowledge from memory; have a recollection;
- run after, pick up, and bring to the master; "train the dog to retrieve"
- takes back
Retriever
- noun - a dog with heavy water-resistant coat that can be trained to retrieve game
Retrieves
- verb - Get back
- get or find back; recover the use of; "She regained control of herself"; "She found her voice and replied quickly"
- go for and bring back; "retrieve the car from the parking garage"
- recall knowledge from memory; have a recollection;
- run after, pick up, and bring to the master; "train the dog to retrieve"
- takes back
Retrocede
- - To cede or grant back; as, to retrocede a territory to a former proprietor.
- vb. To give back, of e.g. territory
Retrofits
- noun - a component or accessory added to something after it has been manufactured
- fit in or on an existing structure, such as an older house; "The mansion was retrofitted with modern plumbing"
- provide with parts, devices, or equipment not available or in use at the time of the original manufacture; "They car companies retrofitted all the old models with new carburetors"
- substitute new or modernized parts or equipment for older ones; "The laboratory retrofitted to meet the safety codes"
- the act of adding a component or accessory to something that did not have it when it was manufactured; "the court ordered a retrofit on all automobiles"
Retroflex
- adjective - articulate (a consonant) with the tongue curled back against the palate; "Indian accents can be characterized by the fact that speakers retroflex their consonants"
- bend or turn backward
- bent or curved backward
- pronounced with the tip of the tongue turned back toward the hard palate
Retroject
- unknown - To throw backwards or to project backwards
Retronyms
- noun - a word introduced because an existing term has become inadequate; "Nobody ever heard of analog clocks until digital clocks became common, so `analog clock' is a retronym"