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
Examples of retrieval in a Sentence
the retrieval of stolen goods
The system allows quick storage and retrieval of data.
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Healthcare organizations that implemented a lakehouse reported 42 percent faster data retrieval, a 35 percent improvement in patient outcomes, and a 28 percent reduction in diagnosis times.
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Matthew Kayser, USA Today, 12 Sep. 2025
Pliops was showcasing its XDP LightingAI at the Summit, a GenAI native memory stack to power interfence and retrieval workloads for hyperscale and enterprise applications.
—Thomas Coughlin, Forbes.com, 12 Sep. 2025
That return mission, however, is stalled as NASA reevaluates ways to make the retrieval cheaper and faster.
—Gabe Whisnant, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Sep. 2025
The clip shows progress from earlier public appearances,but offers little evidence of robust autonomy or dexterous manipulation; the video ends before any object retrieval.
—Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 8 Sep. 2025
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Matthew Kayser, USA Today, 12 Sep. 2025
Pliops was showcasing its XDP LightingAI at the Summit, a GenAI native memory stack to power interfence and retrieval workloads for hyperscale and enterprise applications.
—Thomas Coughlin, Forbes.com, 12 Sep. 2025
That return mission, however, is stalled as NASA reevaluates ways to make the retrieval cheaper and faster.
—Gabe Whisnant, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Sep. 2025
The clip shows progress from earlier public appearances,but offers little evidence of robust autonomy or dexterous manipulation; the video ends before any object retrieval.
—Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 8 Sep. 2025
See All Example Sentences for retrieval
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“Retrieval.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/retrieval. Accessed 16 Sep. 2025.
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retrieval
noun
re·triev·al
ri-ˈtrē-vəl
: an act or process of retrieving
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