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retrieve
[ri′trēv] (computer science)
To find and select specific information.
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Retrieve
To get back again; regain, revive; to make good, put right, rectify.
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Retrieve
(language)A query language inspired JPLDIS which led to
Vulcan and then to dBASE II, developed by Tymshare Corp
in the 1960s.
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retrieve
To call up data that has been stored in a computer system. When a user queries a database, the data are retrieved into the computer first and then transmitted to the screen.Copyright © 1981-2019 by The Computer Language Company Inc. All Rights reserved. THIS DEFINITION IS FOR PERSONAL USE ONLY. All other reproduction is strictly prohibited without permission from the publisher.