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retrieval vs remembering

remembering vs retrieval

retrieval and remembering both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
retrieval Yes No No No
remembering Yes No No No
As nouns, remembering is a hypernym of retrieval; that is, remembering is a word with a broader meaning than retrieval:
  • retrieval: the cognitive operation of accessing information in memory
  • remembering: the cognitive processes whereby past experience is remembered
Other hypernyms of retrieval include memory.
retrieval (noun) remembering (noun)
the act of regaining or saving something lost (or in danger of becoming lost) the cognitive processes whereby past experience is remembered
the cognitive operation of accessing information in memory
(computer science) the operation of accessing information from the computer's memory
Difference between retrieval and remembering

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