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decommission vs recall

recall vs decommission

decommission is not a noun while recall is a noun.

decommission and recall both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
decommission No No Yes No
recall Yes No Yes No
As verbs, recall is a hypernym of decommission; that is, recall is a word with a broader meaning than decommission:
  • decommission: withdraw from active service
  • recall: cause to be returned
Other hypernyms of decommission include call back, call in, withdraw.
decommission (noun) recall (noun)
the act of removing an official by petition
the process of remembering (especially the process of recovering information by mental effort)
a call to return
a bugle call that signals troops to return
a request by the manufacturer of a defective product to return the product (as for replacement or repair)
decommission (verb) recall (verb)
withdraw from active service recall knowledge from memory; have a recollection
cause one's (or someone else's) thoughts or attention to return from a reverie or digression
go back to something earlier
summon to return
cause to be returned
make unavailable; bar from sale or distribution
bring to mind
Difference between decommission and recall

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