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Retrieval vs Retriever - What's the difference?

retrieval | retriever |

As nouns the difference between retrieval and retriever

is that retrieval is the act of retrieving or something retrieved while retriever is a type of gun dog that retrieves game for a hunter.

retrieval

English

(wikipedia retrieval)

Noun

(en noun)
  • the act of retrieving or something retrieved
  • (computing) the operation of accessing data, either from memory or from a storage device
  • the cognitive process of bringing stored information into consciousness

    • retriever

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A type of gun dog that retrieves game for a hunter.

    • Derived terms

    * golden retriever * labrador retriever