retrieval
/rɪ'trivəl/
noun
9 letters3 syllables12 points in Scrabble®14 points in WWF®
DEFINITIONS3
NOUN
1
The act of regaining or saving something lost (or in danger of becoming lost).
2
(computer science) the operation of accessing information from the computer's memory.
3
The cognitive operation of accessing information in memory.
“my retrieval of people's names is very poor”
WORD FORMS
Related formretrieve
GAME SCORES
Scrabble®12 points
Words With Friends®14 points
Double word24 points
Triple word36 points
GOOD TO KNOW
Pig Latinetrievalray
Starts & ends withR … L
Syllablesre · triev · al
SYNONYMS & RELATED2
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