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Recoverable vs Retrievable - What's the difference?

recoverable | retrievable |

As adjectives the difference between recoverable and retrievable

is that recoverable is capable of being regained or recovered while retrievable is capable of being retrieved or recovered.

recoverable

English

Adjective

  • Capable of being regained or recovered.
  • Restorable from sickness, faintness, danger, or the like.
  • Capable of being brought back to a former condition.
  • Obtainable from a debtor or possessor: as, the debt is recoverable.

    • Antonyms

    * irrecoverable * unrecoverable

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    retrievable

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Capable of being retrieved or recovered.

    • Related terms

    * retrievability * retrievableness * retrievably

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