Readily retrievable
Readily retrievable means that certain records are kept by automatic data processing applications or other electronic or mechanized recordkeeping systems in such a manner that they can be separated out from all other records in a reasonable time and/or records are kept on which certain items are asterisked, redlined, or in some other manner visually identifiable apart from other items appearing on the records.
Source
21 CFR § 1300.03
Scoping language
For the purposes of this chapter, the following terms shall have the meanings specified: