Collocations for "retrieval"
Common phrases and expressions where native English speakers use the word "retrieval" in context.
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retrieval
ⓘMost examples are given in US English. We have labeled exceptions as UK.n
- the retrieval of [lost, stolen] [possessions, goods, merchandise, jewelry]
- [data, document, image, file] retrieval
- the retrieval of (corrupt) [data]
- [digital, automatic, manual] retrieval
- a [reputation, career, state] beyond retrieval
- [lost, damaged, burned] beyond retrieval
- the retrieval is [impossible, highly unlikely, complicated]
- allows for [easy, instant, simple] retrieval
- the retrieval of the [plane, car] wreckage
- [design, install, make] a retrieval system
'retrieval' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):