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stovepiping vs retrieval

retrieval vs stovepiping

stovepiping and retrieval both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
stovepiping Yes No No No
retrieval Yes No No No
As nouns, retrieval is a hypernym of stovepiping; that is, retrieval is a word with a broader meaning than stovepiping:
  • stovepiping: retrieval of information from unconnected databases; the situation that exists when it is necessary to climb out of one database in order to climb down into another; sometimes used for protection against wandering hackers
  • retrieval: (computer science) the operation of accessing information from the computer's memory
stovepiping (noun) retrieval (noun)
retrieval of information from unconnected databases; the situation that exists when it is necessary to climb out of one database in order to climb down into another; sometimes used for protection against wandering hackers the act of regaining or saving something lost (or in danger of becoming lost)
the cognitive operation of accessing information in memory
(computer science) the operation of accessing information from the computer's memory
Difference between stovepiping and retrieval

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