Discharge may refer to: * The act of firing a

gun A gun is a device that Propulsion, propels a projectile using pressure or explosive force. The projectiles are typically solid, but can also be pressurized liquid (e.g. in water guns or water cannon, cannons), or gas (e.g. light-gas gun). So ...

Termination of employment Termination of employment or separation of employment is an employee's departure from a job and the end of an employee's duration with an employer. Termination may be voluntary on the employee's part ( resignation), or it may be at the hands of t ...

, the end of an employee's duration with an employer *

Military discharge A military discharge is given when a member of the armed forces is released from their obligation to serve. Each country's military has different types of discharge. They are generally based on whether the persons completed their training and the ...

, the release of a member of the armed forces from service

Flow

Discharge (hydrology) In hydrology, discharge is the volumetric flow rate (volume per time, in units of m3/h or ft3/h) of a stream. It equals the product of average flow velocity (with dimension of length per time, in m/h or ft/h) and the cross-sectional area (in m2 ...

, the amount of water flowing through the channel **

Effluent Effluent is wastewater from sewers or industrial outfalls that flows directly into surface waters, either untreated or after being treated at a facility. The term has slightly different meanings in certain contexts, and may contain various pol ...

released into a river or sea ** Groundwater discharge, the volumetric flow rate of groundwater through an aquifer *

Discharging method (discrete mathematics) The discharging method is a technique used to prove Lemma (mathematics), lemmas in structural graph theory. Discharging is most well known for its central role in the proof of the four color theorem. The discharging method is used to prove that ...

is a proof technique in discrete mathematics *

Electric discharge In electromagnetism, an electric discharge is the release and transmission of electricity in an applied electric field through a medium such as a gas (i.e., an outgoing flow of electric current through a non-metal medium).American Geophysical U ...

: **

Corona discharge A corona discharge is an electrical discharge caused by the ionization of a fluid such as air surrounding a conductor (material), conductor carrying a high voltage. It represents a local region where the air (or other fluid) has undergone ...

, a type of electric current **

Glow discharge A glow discharge is a Plasma (physics), plasma formed by the passage of electric current through a gas. It is often created by applying a voltage between two electrodes in a glass tube containing a low-pressure gas. When the voltage exceeds a va ...

, a plasma ** Discharger, an electrical device that releases stored energy *** Battery discharging *** Static discharger, a device used on airplanes to maintain use of electrical equipment **

Electrostatic discharge Electrostatic discharge (ESD) is a sudden and momentary flow of electric current between two differently-charged objects when brought close together or when the dielectric between them breaks down, often creating a visible electric spark, spark as ...

, sudden and momentary electric current flows between two objects *** Dielectric barrier discharge, the electrical discharge between two electrodes separated by an insulating dielectric barrier **

Gas-discharge lamp Gas-discharge lamps are a family of artificial light sources that generate light by sending an electric discharge through an ionization, ionized gas, a plasma (physics), plasma. Typically, such lamps use a noble gas (argon, neon, krypton, and x ...

, a light bulb that includes a discharge gas **

Partial discharge In electrical engineering, partial discharge (PD) is a localized dielectric breakdown (DB) (which does not completely bridge the space between the two conductors) of a small portion of a solid or fluid electrical insulation (EI) system under hi ...

, a temporary breakdown of electrical insulation

Government and law

Discharge (sentence) A discharge is a type of sentence imposed by a court whereby no punishment is imposed. An absolute discharge is an unconditional discharge whereby the court finds that a crime has technically been committed but that any punishment of the defend ...

, a criminal sentence where no punishment is imposed *

Bankruptcy discharge A bankruptcy discharge is a court order that releases an individual or business from specific debts and obligations they owe to creditors. In other words, it's a legal process that eliminates the debtor's liability to pay certain types of debts th ...

, the injunction that bars acts to enforce certain debts *

Discharge petition In United States parliamentary procedure, a discharge petition is a means of bringing a bill out of committee and to the floor for consideration without a report from the committee by "discharging" the committee from further consideration of a bi ...

, the process of bringing a bill out of committee to the floor for a vote without the cooperation of leadership

Healthcare

* Discharge, the flow of fluids from certain parts of the body: ** Menstruation or other vaginal discharge ** Mucopurulent discharge, the emission or secretion of fluid containing mucus and pus **

Nipple discharge Nipple discharge is fluid from the nipple, with or without squeezing the breast. The discharge can be milky, clear, green, purulent, bloody, or faintly yellow. The consistency can be thick, thin, sticky, or watery. Nipple discharge may be nor ...

, the release of fluid from the nipples of the breasts ** Rectal discharge, fluid released from the anus * Emotional discharge, in co-counselling, the ways in which pent-up emotional hurt can be released, e.g. via crying, laughter, etc. * Patient discharge, the formal ending of

inpatient care Inpatient care is the care of patients whose condition requires admission to a hospital. Progress in modern medicine and the advent of comprehensive out-patient clinics ensure that patients are only admitted to a hospital when they are extremel ...

Music

* ''Discharge'' (album), a self-titled album by Discharge released in 2002 *

Discharge (band) Discharge are an English hardcore punk band formed in 1977 in Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire. The band is known for influencing several sub-genres of extreme music and their songs have been covered by some of the biggest names in heavy metal and ...

, British hardcore punk band * "Discharge", a song by Anthrax from ''

Persistence of Time ''Persistence of Time'' is the fifth studio album by the American thrash metal band Anthrax. It was released on August 21, 1990, through Megaforce Worldwide/Island Records and was nominated in 1991 for a Grammy Award in the Best Metal Performanc ...

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