retrieval
re·triev·al 
Larry immediately called tech support when his computer crashed because the retrieval of data was urgent.
- An example of retrieval is when you lose your keys down an elevator shaft and you get your maintenance man to help you get them back.
- An example of retrieval is when you access a file that you saved on a hard drive on your computer.
Retrieval is the act of getting something back, or of accessing stored data and files in a computer.
retrieval
- the act or process of retrieving
- possibility of recovery or restoration
retrieval
noun
- The act or process of retrieving.
- Computers The process of accessing information from memory or other storage devices.
- The possibility of being retrieved or restored: lost possessions beyond retrieval.
retrieval
Noun
(plural retrievals)
- the act of retrieving or something retrieved
- (computing) the operation of accessing data, either from memory or from a storage device
- the cognitive process of bringing stored information into consciousness
