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Recall
rɪˈkɔːl
- bring (a fact, event, or situation) back into one's mind; remember
"I can still vaguely recall being taken to the hospital"
- cause one to remember or think of
"the film's analysis of contemporary concerns recalls The Big Chill"
- bring the memory or thought of someone or something to (a person or their mind)
"the smell of a blackcurrant bush has ever since recalled to me that evening"
- call up (stored computer data) for processing or display
"students can recall templates or stored formats"
- officially order (someone) to return to a place
"the Panamanian ambassador was recalled from Peru"
summon back order back call back bring back- select (a sports player) as a member of a team from which they have previously been dropped
"the Fulham defender has been recalled to the Welsh squad for the World Cup"
- (of a manufacturer) request all the purchasers of (a certain product) to return it, as the result of the discovery of a fault
"all 5,128 of its UK Corsas were being recalled because of an electrical fault"
- bring (someone) out of a state of inattention or reverie
"her action recalled him to the present"
- revoke or annul (an action or decision)
"he sent another note to Lord Grey recalling his earlier communication"
- the action or faculty of remembering something learned or experienced
"people's understanding and subsequent recall of stories or events"
- an act or instance of officially recalling someone or something
"a recall of Parliament"
summoning back ordering back calling back revocation rescinding cancellation cancelling retraction retracting countermanding withdrawal abrogation repeal vetoing veto- the removal of an elected government official from office by a petition followed by voting
"voter turnout in the recall has not been as low as some pundits thought it might be"
- the proportion of the number of relevant documents retrieved from a database in response to an inquiry
"expert systems can produce solutions with the speed, recall, accuracy, and consistency that only a computer can provide"