retrieval
noun
rɪˈtriːvəl
noun
1
the
process
of
getting
back
information
stored
on
a
computer
system
[术语] 〔计算机系统信息的〕检索
technical
a
new
system
that
should
speed
up
information
retrieval
能加速信息检索的新系统
2
the
act
of
getting
back
something
you
have
lost
or
left
somewhere
找回; 取回
3
be beyond/past retrieval
if
a
situation
is
beyond
retrieval,
it
has
become
so
bad
that
it
cannot
be
made
right
again
无可挽回,无可补救