1. A system that facilitates automated retrieval and classification of information, comprising: a query component that receives user input in the form of a request for information, the request for information is in the form of a natural language or syntax that is familiar to the user including terms and expressions that have been employed over time by the user; a parser that processes the user input into parsed strings to facilitate desired information retrieval; and a mapping component that analyzes the parsed strings in view of one or more functional objects.