retention
Holding onto something
Retention is the act of keeping or holding onto something.
In business, customer retention measures how well a company keeps its clients over time.
Memory retention is the ability to store and recall information.
Water retention causes swelling when the body holds excess fluid.
The company focused on employee retention after losing several key staff members.
Memory retrieval act
- memorizationCommitting information to recall
- mnemonicsTechniques to assist recall
- retrievalAct of getting back
- consolidationCombining into unified whole
forgetting · long-term · short-term · episodic · semantic · declarative · hippocampus · engram
Protective care or control
- confinementState of being restricted
- holdingMaintaining physical possession
- remandReturn for further proceedings
- arrestSeize by law
jail · prison · lockup · cell · quarantine · captivity · incarceration · internment
State of complete permeation
- soakageAbsorbed liquid amount
- permeabilityAbility to transmit fluids
- porosityVoid space density
- seepageSlow fluid escape
osmosis · capillarity · infiltration · adsorption · hygroscopy · moisture · absorbency · sponge
Large water storage basin
containment · holding · capacity · stockpile · vault · repository · archive · cistern
Relating to urine
- fluidSubstance that flows
- edemaPathological tissue puffiness
- bloatingSwollen, expanded state
- waterClear essential liquid
sodium · bladder · kidney · diuretic · swelling · hydration · electrolyte · urology
Continuing despite difficulty
- enduranceSustained effort capacity
- durabilityResistance to wear
- permanenceQuality of lasting indefinitely
- consistencyReliable adherence to standards
steadfastness · tenacity · resilience · maintenance · preservation · sustaining · upkeep · longevity
Sales volume or attrition
- attritionGradual reduction through loss
- recruitmentSeeking new personnel
- workforceAll available workers
- engagementCommitment to wed or attend
loyalty · onboarding · satisfaction · talent · incentives · benefits · career · advancement
recall
Memory retrieval act
- memorizationCommitting information to recall
- mnemonicsTechniques to assist recall
- retrievalAct of getting back
consolidation · forgetting · long-term · short-term · episodic · semantic · declarative · hippocampus · engram · flashbacks
custody
Protective care or control
- confinementState of being restricted
- holdingMaintaining physical possession
- remandReturn for further proceedings
arrest · jail · prison · lockup · cell · quarantine · captivity · incarceration · internment · restraint
saturation
State of complete permeation
- soakageAbsorbed liquid amount
- permeabilityAbility to transmit fluids
- porosityVoid space density
seepage · osmosis · capillarity · infiltration · adsorption · hygroscopy · moisture · absorbency · sponge · wicking
reservoir
Large water storage basin
pond · containment · holding · capacity · stockpile · vault · repository · archive · cistern · impoundment
urinary
Relating to urine
water · sodium · bladder · kidney · diuretic · swelling · hydration · electrolyte · urology · voiding
persistence
Continuing despite difficulty
- enduranceSustained effort capacity
- durabilityResistance to wear
- permanenceQuality of lasting indefinitely
consistency · steadfastness · tenacity · resilience · maintenance · preservation · sustaining · upkeep · longevity · stability
turnover
Sales volume or attrition
- attritionGradual reduction through loss
- recruitmentSeeking new personnel
- workforceAll available workers
engagement · loyalty · onboarding · satisfaction · talent · incentives · benefits · career · advancement · training
- cognitionthinking, reasoning, thought, cognition, remembering
- memory termsremembering, recollection, flashback, recall, reminiscence
- mental sharpnessmental agility, mental clarity, mental focus, acumen, sharp mind
- school problemsdropout rates, overcrowding, school funding, budget cuts, bullying
- Eduspeakpedagogy, curriculum mapping, scaffolding, rubric, formative
- memorization techniquesrote learning, repetition, memorization, chunking, visualization
retentionrelease
To let go
relinquishment · letting go · liberation · discharge · surrender
retentionforgetting
Failing to retain memories
forgetfulness · amnesia · memory loss · oblivion · ignorance
- student retentionContinued enrollment over time
- water retentionBody storing excess fluid
- anal retentiveExcessively concerned with minutiae
- fluid retentionAbnormal water accumulation in tissues
- memory retentionCapacity to preserve learned information
- retention bonusPayment to keep employees