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What (who) is Retain - definition
Retain; Remote Technical Assistance Information Network; Remote technical assistance information network
retain
v. a.
1.
Hold, keep, reserve, withhold, preserve, detain, keep in possession.
2.
Engage (by fee paid), hire, employ, keep in pay.
retain
¦ verb
1. continue to have; keep possession of.
not abolish, discard, or alter.
keep in one's memory.
2. absorb and continue to hold (a substance).
3. keep in place; hold fixed.
4. keep engaged in one's service.
secure the services of (a barrister) with a preliminary payment.
Derivatives
retainability noun
retainable adjective
retaining adjective
retainment noun
Origin
ME: via Anglo-Norman Fr. from OFr. retenir, from L. retinere, from re- 'back' + tenere 'hold'.
retain
(retains, retaining, retained)
Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English.
1.
To retain something means to continue to have that thing. (FORMAL)
The interior of the shop still retains a nineteenth-century atmosphere...
VERB: V n
2.
If you retain a lawyer, you pay him or her a fee to make sure that he or she will represent you when your case comes before the court. (LEGAL)
He decided to retain him for the trial.
VERB: V n
Wikipedia
RETAIN
RETAIN is a mainframe based database system, accessed via IBM 3270 terminals (or more likely, emulators), used internally within IBM providing service support to IBM field personnel and customers.
The acronym RETAIN stands for Remote Technical Assistance Information Network.
Examples of use of Retain
1. Children retain about 68 per cent of the lead that enters their bodies while adults retain about 1 per cent.
2. Although domesticated, they retain wild hunting instincts.
3. Courts retain considerable discretion regarding such requests.
4. Republicans retain advantages in this turnout battle.
5. We retain the option of acting on actionable intelligence, but we also retain the option of working with our allies to do the same," he added.