Retrieval

[rɪ'triːvl] or [rɪ'trivl]

(noun.) the cognitive operation of accessing information in memory; 'my retrieval of people's names is very poor'.

(noun.) (computer science) the operation of accessing information from the computer's memory.

Editor: Warren--From WordNet

(n.) The act retrieving.

Checker: Nathan

He had struggled through entanglements; his fortunes were in the way of retrieval; he proved himself in a position to marry. Charlotte Bronte. Villette.

Typed by Denis