Retention

Retention may refer to:

== General == Recall (memory), in learning, the ability to recall facts and figures in memory Memory and retention in learning Selective retention Cultural retention Customer retention University student retention Employee retention, the ability to keep employees within an organization Forced retention Grade retention, in schools, keeping a student in the same grade for another year (that is, not promoting the student to the next higher grade with their classmates) Retention or retainage of an agreed portion of a contract price until project completion Retention basin Retention election, in the United States court system, a process whereby a judge is periodically subject to a vote in order to remain in the position of judge Retention rate Retention ratio, in company earnings Retention of vision, in magic Water retention (medicine), abnormal accumulation of fluid in the body Urinary retention, the lack or inability to urinate Variable retention, in land management and forestry conservation