to get (something) back again after losing possession of it
to remedy the ill effects of (a wrong action or bad situation)
to call (something) to mind again
to recover (e.g. data) from a computer memory
said of a dog: to find and bring in (killed or wounded game)
retrievability /-ʹbiliti/ noun
retrievable adj
retrieval noun
[Middle English retreven, modification of early French retrouver to find again, from re- + trouver to find]