German

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Etymology

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Deverbal from abrufen.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [ˈapˌʁuːf]
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  • Hyphenation: Ab‧ruf

Noun

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Abruf m (strong, genitive Abrufes or Abrufs, plural Abrufe)

  1. dismissal (a written or spoken statement of deprivation of office)
    Synonym: Abberufung
  2. order (a request for some product or service; a commission to supply goods)
    Synonym: Bestellung
    auf Abrufon demand
  3. (computing) retrieval, calling up, fetching, recall (the operation of accessing stored data)
    Near-synonym: Abfrage

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