### Question
Can you define what readily retrievable means?


### Answer
**Readily retrievable** is defined as the following in *21 CFR § 1300.01*:

> that certain records are kept by automatic data processing systems 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.

#### Citation:
  - *21 CFR § 1300.01*
  - Heading: **PART 1300—DEFINITIONS > PART 1300—DEFINITIONS**

