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n. - A mechanism in a firearm that pulls an empty shell case out of the chamber and passes it to the ejector; An apparatus that uses centrifugal force to separate particles from a suspension;

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  • The term extractor tool analyzes the content of a given page and extracts the terms that appear to be targeted at search engines
  • It's the most astounding thing I ever – My dear lady, an extractor is used to get the hooks out of fish.
  • Now, I know the extractor is working properly, as it has no problems ripping the rims of the cases from the cartridge.
  • As part of the project I need to use a technical term extractor, and I found the Termine system from NACTEM very useful.
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