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Retrieval vs Extraction - What's the difference?

retrieval | extraction |

As nouns the difference between retrieval and extraction

is that retrieval is the act of retrieving or something retrieved while extraction is an act of extracting or the condition of being extracted.

retrieval

English

(wikipedia retrieval)

Noun

(en noun)
  • the act of retrieving or something retrieved
  • (computing) the operation of accessing data, either from memory or from a storage device
  • the cognitive process of bringing stored information into consciousness

    • extraction

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • An act of extracting or the condition of being extracted.
  • A person's origin or ancestry.
  • Something extracted, an extract, as from a plant or an organ of an animal etc.
  • * Milton
    • They [books] do preserve as in a vial the purest efficacy and extraction of that living intellect that bred them.
  • (military) An act of removing someone from a hostile area to a secure location.
  • (dentistry) A removal of a tooth from its socket.

    • Synonyms

    * descent, lineage