# Extraction

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**Extraction** may refer to:

## Science and technology

### Biology and medicine

- [Comedo extraction](/source/Comedo_extraction), a method of acne treatment
- [Dental extraction](/source/Dental_extraction), the surgical removal of a tooth from the mouth

### Computing and information science

- [Data extraction](/source/Data_extraction), the process of retrieving data from data sources
- [Information extraction](/source/Information_extraction)
- [Knowledge extraction](/source/Knowledge_extraction)
- The process of reversing [data compression](/source/Data_compression), a.k.a. decompression
- The process of choosing elements from a [source document](/source/Source_document), in linguistics

### Other uses in science and technology

- [Extraction (chemistry)](/source/Extraction_(chemistry)), the separation of a substance from a matrix - [Fragrance extraction](/source/Fragrance_extraction), the process of obtaining fragrant oils and compounds from raw materials - [Liquid–liquid extraction](/source/Liquid%E2%80%93liquid_extraction)
- [Primary extraction](/source/Primary_extraction), the act of removing a spent cartridge from the chamber of a firearm
- [Resource extraction](/source/Resource_extraction), the process of locating, acquiring and selling any resource - [Petroleum extraction](/source/Petroleum_extraction), the process of recovering petroleum from the ground
- [Root extraction](/source/Root_extraction), in mathematics, the computation of a nth root

## Arts and entertainment

- [*Extraction* (2015 film)](/source/Extraction_(2015_film)), an American thriller film starring Kellan Lutz, Bruce Willis, and Gina Carano
- [*Extraction* (2020 film)](/source/Extraction_(2020_film)), an American action film starring Chris Hemsworth
- [*Extraction* (album)](/source/Extraction_(album)), by guitarist Greg Howe
- [*Extraction* (EP)](/source/Extraction_(EP)), by Natasha Hamilton
- ["Extraction" (*The Shield*)](/source/Extraction_(The_Shield)), an episode of the television series
- ["Extraction" (*Star Wars: The Bad Batch*)](/source/Extraction_(Star_Wars:_The_Bad_Batch))
- "Extractions", a song by BS 2000 on the 2001 album *[Simply Mortified](/source/Simply_Mortified)*
- *[Dead Space: Extraction](/source/Dead_Space:_Extraction)*, a video game prequel to the 2008 game *Dead Space*
- [*Dirty Bomb* (video game)](/source/Dirty_Bomb_(video_game)), formerly known as *Extraction*
- *[Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Extraction](/source/Tom_Clancy's_Rainbow_Six_Extraction)*, 2022 video game

## Other uses

- [Ancestry](/source/Ancestry) or origin of a person
- [Extraction (military)](/source/Extraction_(military)), the removal of someone from a hostile area to an area occupied by either friendly personnel or within friendly control
- [Literary extract](/source/Literary_extract), in which a portion of a written work is published
- A part of a [rowing stroke](/source/Rowing_stroke)

## See also

- [Extract](/source/Extract)
- [Extracted (disambiguation)](/source/Extracted_(disambiguation))

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