Editing Extraction (section)

==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 out of 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===
* [[Root extraction]], in mathematics, the computation of a {{mvar|n}}th root
* [[Extraction (chemistry)]], the separation of a substance from a matrix
* [[Primary extraction]], the act of removing a spent cartridge from the chamber of a firearm
* [[Fragrance extraction]], the process of obtaining fragrant oils and compounds from raw materials
* [[Resource extraction]], the process of locating, acquiring and selling any resource
** [[Petroleum extraction]], the process of recovering petroleum from the ground
* [[Ancestry]] or origin of a person