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Extract

To decompress. WinZip and other decompression utilities use the term to mean "pulling out" the original files from the compressed archive. See WinZip and data compression.


extract
1. a preparation containing the active principle or concentrated essence of a material
2. Pharmacol a solution of plant or animal tissue containing the active principle


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