retrieved

Retrieved is the past tense and past participle of the verb retrieve. It describes the action of getting something back or bringing it to a place, whether physical, digital, or conceptual. As an adjective, retrieved can describe data, items, or information that have been obtained from a source.

In everyday language, retrieved often appears with phrases such as “retrieved from the archive,” “retrieved the ball,” or “retrieved from the backup.” It implies a successful completion of the act of fetching or recovering something that was previously out of reach or stored away.

In computing and information science, retrieval refers to obtaining data or documents from storage, memory, or a database. Retrieved data are those fetched in response to a query or request. In databases and web services, retrieving a record or resource means performing an operation to obtain the current version of that item. In RESTful APIs, a GET request is commonly described as retrieving a resource.

In cognitive psychology, retrieval denotes the process of recalling information from memory. A retrieved memory is one that has been brought back into conscious awareness, contrasting with items that have not yet been recalled.

Overall, retrieved emphasizes completion and return, whether applied to physical objects, digital data, or memories, and is widely used across everyday language, information systems, and cognitive science.