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Hotmale Posted 14 years ago
Vocabulary
Retain vs retrieve
Hello,
could you please tell me if "retain" and "retrieve" in the context of memory, can be used interchangeably?
For what I understand, to retain is to keep some information in the brain, whereas to retrieve means to have access to it.
"The capacity to retain and retrieve information"
Thank you
could you please tell me if "retain" and "retrieve" in the context of memory, can be used interchangeably?
For what I understand, to retain is to keep some information in the brain, whereas to retrieve means to have access to it.
"The capacity to retain and retrieve information"
Thank you
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I was, at first, going to answer that retain = keep and retrieve = get back . I think those definitions probably work with your concepts of keep and have access to .
- I was, at first, going to answer that retain = keep and retrieve = get back .
- I think those definitions probably work with your concepts of keep and have access to .
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I was, at first, going to answer that retain = keep and retrieve = get back. I think those definitions probably work with your concepts of keep and have access to.
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Thank you, Philip. Ratain = keep amd retrive = have access to, is that right?
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