Uttrekking

Uttrekking is a noun in Norwegian and related Nordic languages that denotes the act or process of pulling something out, removing, or drawing something from a larger whole. The term is formed from the verb trekke ut meaning “to pull out” and the suffix -ing to indicate the action or result. It is used across domains to describe extraction, withdrawal, or selection by a draw.

In financial contexts, uttrekking can refer to withdrawal of funds or resources from an account or program. In dentistry and medicine, it most commonly denotes the removal of a tooth, a procedure known as tooth extraction. In natural resources and industry, it describes the extraction or harvesting of materials such as minerals, oil, or timber from the environment.

In information technology and data work, uttrekking describes the extraction of data or information from a source, including data mining and data extraction from documents or databases. In governance or competitive settings, it can denote drawing names or winners in a lottery or competition, i.e., a random drawing to select participants.

Across languages, the exact term and usage vary. In Swedish the cognate is utdragning, and in Dutch uittrekking, reflecting shared Germanic roots. Related notions include data extraction, tooth extraction, mineral or oil extraction, and lottery drawings.