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Retrieve

Updated: 12/31/2022 by Computer Hope
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Searching for, locating, and returning data. For example, a user may retrieve a document on a computer to be viewed or modified.

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When retrieving something from the Internet, you are downloading a file.

Related information

  • How to find a file on a computer.
  • How to find text in a file, document, spreadsheet, or page.

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