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recapture vs retrieval

retrieval vs recapture

recapture and retrieval both are nouns.

recapture is a verb but retrieval is not a verb.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
recapture Yes No Yes No
retrieval Yes No No No
As nouns, retrieval is a hypernym of recapture; that is, retrieval is a word with a broader meaning than recapture:
  • recapture: the act of taking something back
  • retrieval: the act of regaining or saving something lost (or in danger of becoming lost)
Other hypernyms of recapture include recovery.
recapture (noun) retrieval (noun)
the act of taking something back the act of regaining or saving something lost (or in danger of becoming lost)
a legal seizure by the government of profits beyond a fixed amount the cognitive operation of accessing information in memory
(computer science) the operation of accessing information from the computer's memory
recapture (verb) retrieval (verb)
capture again
take up anew
experience anew
take back by force, as after a battle
Difference between recapture and retrieval

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