reduction vs rollback

rollback vs reduction

reduction and rollback both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
reduction	Yes	No	No	No
rollback	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, rollback is a hyponym of reduction; that is, rollback is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than reduction:

reduction: the act of decreasing or reducing something
rollback: reducing prices back to some earlier level

Other hyponyms of reduction include cut, mitigation, moderation, lowering, cutback, devaluation, devitalisation, devitalization, extenuation, mitigation, palliation, alleviation, easement, easing, relief, de-escalation, minimisation, minimization, depletion, shortening, shrinking, deduction, subtraction, deflation, deduction, discount, price reduction, weakening, depreciation, contraction, reverse split, reverse stock split, split down, amortisation, amortization, declassification, shelter, tax shelter, tax credit.

reduction (noun)	rollback (noun)
the act of decreasing or reducing something	the act of forcing the enemy to withdraw
the act of reducing complexity	reducing prices back to some earlier level
any process in which electrons are added to an atom or ion (as by removing oxygen or adding hydrogen); always occurs accompanied by oxidation of the reducing agent

Difference between reduction and rollback

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