retrieval

US [rɪˈtriv(ə)l]
UK [rɪˈtriːv(ə)l]
  • n.取回;索回;数据检索
  • Web恢复;提取;补偿
retrieval
n.
1.
取回;索回the process of getting sth back, especially from a place where it should not be
The ship was buried, beyond retrieval, at the bottom of the sea.
船已葬身海底,无法打捞。
By then the situation was beyond retrieval(= impossible to put right) .
到那时,局势已无法挽回。
2.
数据检索the process of getting back information that is stored on a computer
methods of information retrieval
数据检索方法

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