# retrieval-lock

References attribute 5 of a dictionary item and describes
the retrieval-lock code specified for that file-defining item. The
retrieval lock controls access to the file for retrieval.

**Synonyms:** ret.lock, rlk

## See also

- [File lock codes](https://d3codex.com/definitions/file-lock-codes/)
- [Retrieval and update locks](https://d3codex.com/definitions/retrieval-and-update-locks/)

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Source: https://d3codex.com/attributedefiningitem/retrieval-lock/ - part of the D3Codex reference.