retrievability

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noun

The quality of being retrievable.

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Meanings

nounretrievability (uncountable)
  1. uncountableThe quality of being retrievable.

    For centuries, an encyclopedia was synonymous with a fixed, archival idea about the retrievability of information from the past.

    2007 July 1, Jonathan Dee, “All the News That’s Fit to Print Out”, in New York Times

Origin

From retrieve + -ability.

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APA

retrievability. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/retrievability

MLA

“retrievability.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/retrievability. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “retrievability,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/retrievability.

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