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recall

noun

Meaning

  1. The action or fact of calling someone or something back.
  2. Memory; the ability to remember.
  3. (information retrieval) the fraction of (all) relevant material that is returned by a search
  4. To withdraw, retract (one's words etc.); to revoke (an order).
  5. To call back, bring back or summon (someone) to a specific place, station etc.
  6. To bring back (someone) to or from a particular mental or physical state, activity etc.
  7. To call back (a situation, event etc.) to one's mind; to remember, recollect.
  8. To call again, to call another time.
  9. To request or order the return of (a faulty product).

Etymology / origin

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Sources

  1. DictionaryAPI.dev English dictionary data
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