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Definitions of retrieve
  1. verb
    recall knowledge from memory; have a recollection
  2. verb
    get or find back; recover the use of

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  3. verb
    go for and bring back
    "retrieve the car from the parking garage"
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  4. verb
    run after, pick up, and bring to the master
    "train the dog to retrieve"
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Definition that contains retrieve
  • it the branch of engineering that deals with the use of computers and telecommunications to retrieve and store and transmit information
  • access obtain or retrieve from a storage device; as of information on a computer
  • stack a storage device that handles data so that the next item to be retrieved is the item most recently stored (LIFO)
  • retriever a dog with heavy water-resistant coat that can be trained to retrieve game
  • indexing the act of classifying and providing an index in order to make items easier to retrieve
  • search engine a computer program that retrieves documents or files or data from a database or from a computer network (especially from the internet)
  • magnetic head an electromagnet (as on a tape recorder) that converts electrical variations into magnetic variations that can be stored on a surface and later retrieved
  • bird dog a gun dog trained to locate or retrieve birds
  • flat-coated retriever an English breed having a shiny black or liver-colored coat; retrieves game from land or water
  • valet parking a service provided (at a club or restaurant or airport etc.) whereby a patron leaves a car at the entrance and an attendant parks and retrieves it
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