Definition of "Recall" :

noun: the act of removing an official by petition

noun: the process of remembering (especially the process of recovering information by mental effort)

"He has total recall of the episode."

noun: a bugle call that signals troops to return

noun: a call to return

"The recall of our ambassador."

noun: a request by the manufacturer of a defective product to return the product (as for replacement or repair)

verb: recall knowledge from memory; have a recollection

verb: cause one's (or someone else's) thoughts or attention to return from a reverie or digression

"She was recalled by a loud laugh."

verb: summon to return

"The ambassador was recalled to his country."

verb: go back to something earlier

verb: cause to be returned

"Recall the defective auto tires."

verb: make unavailable; bar from sale or distribution

"The company recalled the product when it was found to be faulty."

verb: call to mind