information retrieval

noun

: the techniques of storing and recovering and often disseminating recorded data especially through the use of a computerized system

Examples of information retrieval in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web There’s broad knowledge of computer vision being used in document management systems that digitize data to streamline information retrieval. Expert Panel®, Forbes, 16 Feb. 2024 Typical homomorphic encryption strategies would hit the same snag as private information retrieval, plodding through all the internet’s contents for every search. Madison Goldberg, WIRED, 21 Jan. 2024 Opening up new possibilities for content generation and information retrieval is a game changer in the world of web search. Punnam Raju Manthena, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2023 In fact, just a few weeks ago, OpenAI launched its custom chatbots, capable of using external application programming interface (API) calls, where one application requests data or services from another for information retrieval and execution of simple actions through external systems. François Candelon, Fortune, 1 Dec. 2023 The company is continuing to experiment with artificial intelligence as part of the next wave of information retrieval. WIRED, 7 Oct. 2023 Amazon is teaming up with the University of Texas at Austin to launch a new science and engineering research partnership that aims to advance discoveries in areas such as video streaming, search and information retrieval, and robotics. Michael T. Nietzel, Forbes, 18 Apr. 2023 According to Gomez, the company is now working on rolling out products in three areas: one that can create coherent blog posts and other kinds of writing, one that can summarize large amounts of text, and one that can do search and information retrieval. Jeremy Kahn, Fortune, 13 Dec. 2022 The idea, as the professor pitched it, was that a Go program was essentially a complex information retrieval problem. Christie Wilcox, Discover Magazine, 10 Mar. 2016

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Word History

First Known Use

1950, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of information retrieval was in 1950

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“Information retrieval.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/information%20retrieval. Accessed 28 Mar. 2024.

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