Extraction may refer to:

Science and technology

Biology and medicine

  • Comedo extraction, a method of acne treatment
  • Dental extraction, the surgical removal of a tooth from the mouth

Computing and information science

  • Data extraction, the process of retrieving data from data sources
  • Information extraction
  • Knowledge extraction
  • The process of reversing data compression, a.k.a. decompression
  • The process of choosing elements from a source document, in linguistics

Other uses in science and technology

  • Extraction (chemistry), the separation of a substance from a matrix
  • Fragrance extraction, the process of obtaining fragrant oils and compounds from raw materials
  • Liquid–liquid extraction
  • Primary extraction, the act of removing a spent cartridge from the chamber of a firearm
  • Resource extraction, the process of locating, acquiring and selling any resource
  • Petroleum extraction, the process of recovering petroleum from the ground
  • Root extraction, in mathematics, the computation of a th root

Arts and entertainment

  • Extraction (2015 film), an American thriller film starring Kellan Lutz, Bruce Willis, and Gina Carano
  • Extraction (2020 film), an American action film starring Chris Hemsworth
  • Extraction (album), by guitarist Greg Howe
  • Extraction (EP), by Natasha Hamilton
  • "Extraction" (The Shield), an episode of the television series
  • "Extraction" (Star Wars: The Bad Batch)
  • "Extractions", a song by BS 2000 on the 2001 album Simply Mortified
  • Dead Space: Extraction, a video game prequel to the 2008 game Dead Space
  • Dirty Bomb (video game), formerly known as Extraction
  • Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Extraction, 2022 video game

Other uses

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

See also

  • Extract
  • Extracted (disambiguation)