retrieval

nouns

(computer science) the operation of accessing information from the computer's memory
retrieval
domain category
the branch of engineering science that studies (with the aid of computers) computable processes and structures
computer science, computing
is a type of (narrower)
an elementary operation that a computer is designed and built to perform
computer operation, machine operation
the cognitive operation of accessing information in memory
"my retrieval of people's names is very poor"
retrieval
is derived from
retrieve
is a type of (narrower)
the cognitive processes whereby past experience is remembered
"he can do it from memory"; "he enjoyed remembering his father"
memory, remembering
the act of regaining or saving something lost (or in danger of becoming lost)
recovery, retrieval
is derived from
retrieve