Retention

/rɪˈtɛnʃən/

Meaning & Definition

noun

The act of keeping something in possession or maintaining possession of something.

The company focuses on customer retention to ensure sustainable growth.

The ability to remember information over time.

The retention of facts learned during the lecture was assessed through a quiz.

The continuing possession, use, or control of something.

The retention of employees is a key factor in the success of the organization.

The act of withholding or keeping something back.

The retention of certain documents is required by law.

In psychology, the process by which information is stored in memory for later retrieval.

The study examined how different teaching methods affect memory retention in students.

Middle English, from Latin 'retentio', 'retinere' which means 'to hold back'.

data retention

The act of retaining data for a specific period for compliance or analysis.

memory retention

The ability of a person to maintain information over time.

employee retention

The ability of an organization to keep its employees.

retention rate

The percentage of employees or customers that remain over a specific period.

retain

To keep possession of something.

maintain

To keep in an existing state.

preserve

To keep something in its original state.

withhold

To hold back or refuse to give.

Retention bonus

They offered him a retention bonus to keep him from leaving the company.

Memory dump

My memory retention feels like a dump—I can’t remember anything!