retrieves
Brings something back
Retrieves means to get something back or fetch it from somewhere.
A dog retrieves a thrown ball.
A computer retrieves data from storage.
You retrieve your coat from the closet or retrieve a memory from the past.
The word often implies effort or purpose in the getting: She retrieved the documents from the archive.
To retrieve a situation is to rescue it from failure.
Request for information
- databaseOrganized digital information collection
- searchAct of seeking
- informationKnowledge about something
- recordsStored data or albums
files · data · results · server · storage · index · cache · API
Go get and return
- obedienceCompliance with authority
- commandsAuthoritative orders given
- recallMemory retrieval act
- handlerOne who manages something
treats · positive reinforcement · clicker training · behavior · agility · training · ball · stick
Recovering damaged goods
- rescueSave from harm
- reclaimTake back possession
- recoverRegain health or possession
- restoreReturn to earlier state
recapture · repossess · redeem · regain · reacquire · extraction · wreckage · lost property
Memory retrieval act
- recollectionRecalled mental image
- rememberingRetaining past information
- memoriesStored past experiences
- reminiscenceRecalling past experiences
flashback · nostalgia · mnemonic · episodic · autobiographical · long-term · short-term · hippocampus
query
Request for information
- databaseOrganized digital information collection
- searchAct of seeking
- informationKnowledge about something
records · files · data · results · server · storage · index · cache · API · request
fetch
Go get and return
handler · treats · positive reinforcement · clicker training · behavior · agility · training · ball · stick · toy
salvage
Recovering damaged goods
restore · recapture · repossess · redeem · regain · reacquire · extraction · wreckage · lost property · sunken
recall
Memory retrieval act
- recollectionRecalled mental image
- rememberingRetaining past information
- memoriesStored past experiences
reminiscence · flashback · nostalgia · mnemonic · episodic · autobiographical · long-term · short-term · hippocampus · cognition
fetch
Go get and return
- bring backReturn to original place
- returnGo back again
- collectBring items together
get · obtain · deliver · recover · reclaim · grab · snag · procure · acquire · secure
retrievesloses
Fails to retain
discards · forfeits · surrenders · relinquishes · abandons
- golden retrieverAmber-furred family dog
- data retrievalAccessing stored information
- Labrador RetrieverCanadian-origin sporting breed
- memory retrievalAccessing stored mental information
- retrieval practiceStudying through self-testing
- water retriever
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