Definition of fetch

To retrieve an instruction or an item of data from memory and store it in a register. Fetching is part of the execution cycle of a microprocessor; first an instruction or item of data must be fetched from memory and loaded into a register, after which it can be executed (if it is an instruction) or acted upon (if it is data).

A proprietary XML-based query language that is used in Microsoft Dynamics CRM to retrieve information.

The process of ‘fetching’ a data or instruction item from memory and writing it to a register. The ‘fetched’ item is then either executed (instruction), or acted upon (data).