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What is the difference between an Extrinsic and a Dispatchable?

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The "dispatchable" concept comes from FRAME. When somebody says Dispatchable they mean one of the entrypoints in a pallet.

For example, Balance's transfer is a dispatchable. Alternatively, it might be referred as a Call, e.g. Call::transfer.

Extrinsic is something that gets included in a block. Typically, it is a transaction that is sent by a user. Within FRAME every extrinsic specifies the dispatchable.

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