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retrieval vs recapture

recapture vs retrieval

retrieval and recapture both are nouns.

retrieval is not a verb while recapture is a verb.

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

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