recall vs decommission

decommission vs recall

recall is a noun but decommission is not a noun.

recall and decommission both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
recall	Yes	No	Yes	No
decommission	No	No	Yes	No

As verbs, decommission is a hyponym of recall; that is, decommission is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than recall:

recall: cause to be returned
decommission: withdraw from active service

recall (noun)	decommission (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)

recall (verb)	decommission (verb)
recall knowledge from memory; have a recollection	withdraw from active service
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 recall and decommission

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