recall vs retrieve

retrieve vs recall

recall is a noun but retrieve is not a noun.

recall and retrieve both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
recall	Yes	No	Yes	No
retrieve	No	No	Yes	No

As verbs, recall and retrieve are synonyms defined as:

recall and retrieve: recall knowledge from memory; have a recollection

Other synonyms of recall include call back, call up, recollect, remember, think.

recall (noun)	retrieve (noun)
the act of removing an official by petition
the process of remembering (especially the process of recovering information by mental effort)
a call to return
a bugle call that signals troops to return
a request by the manufacturer of a defective product to return the product (as for replacement or repair)

recall (verb)	retrieve (verb)
recall knowledge from memory; have a recollection	recall knowledge from memory; have a recollection
cause one's (or someone else's) thoughts or attention to return from a reverie or digression	run after, pick up, and bring to the master
go back to something earlier	go for and bring back
summon to return	get or find back; recover the use of
cause to be returned
make unavailable; bar from sale or distribution
bring to mind

Difference between recall and retrieve

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