What is the difference between feature detection and descriptor extraction?

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Does anyone know the difference between feature detection and descriptor extraction in OpenCV 2.3?

I understand that the latter is required for matching using DescriptorMatcher. If that's the case, what is FeatureDetection used for?

feature-extraction feature-detection computer-vision opencv image-processing
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