Extraction and Insertion

Extraction

Extraction noun - The line of ancestors from whom a person is descended.

Insertion is an antonym for extraction in topics: distillation, ancestry.

Insertion

Insertion noun - The act of putting one thing into another.

Extraction is an antonym for insertion.

Nearby Words: insert, inserted, inserting, inserter

How words are described

simple simple extraction simple insertion
covert covert extraction covert insertion
urban urban extraction urban insertion
botched botched extraction botched insertion
Other adjectives: airborne.

Both words in one sentence

  • Video Game / Shadow Watch Respawning Enemies: After 10 turns after killing the last enemy, more guards will start to spawn at insertion/extraction points, up to the original number of foes.
  • Drop Ship Perfect Dark has two aircraft of this type, one referred to as a "jumpship" and used for urban insertion and extraction, and the other, which is actually called a dropship, used for VIP transport and agent insertion outside of urban areas.
    Source: Drop Ship
  • Film / Inception Whereas extraction involves stealing ideas or information already in somebody's head, inception involves the insertion of an idea into someone's head in a way which convinces the target that they independently conceived the idea.
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