retrievers (cães da raça retriever)
1. Dogs of a breed originally developed to retrieve game for hunters, characterized by intelligence, loyalty, and swimming ability
Golden retrievers are popular family pets because of their friendly temperament.
Os retrievers dourados são animais de estimação populares em famílias por causa de seu temperamento amigável.
2. In computing, software or systems that search for and recover information from databases or storage systems
The search engine uses advanced retrievers to find relevant documents.
O mecanismo de busca usa retrievers avançados para encontrar documentos relevantes.
3. Devices or mechanisms designed to fetch, recover, or bring back objects
The underwater retrievers were used to recover the sunken equipment.
Os retrievers submarinos foram usados para recuperar o equipamento submerso.
In Brazil and Portugal, 'retrievers' is typically used as a loan word when referring to the dog breeds, particularly Golden Retrievers and Labrador Retrievers, which have become increasingly popular as family pets and service dogs. In the USA, retrievers are iconic American dog breeds, with deep roots in hunting traditions and now widely recognized as beloved family companions and service animals. The term is also used in modern computing and information science contexts globally.
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