pulse In medicine, the pulse refers to the rhythmic pulsations (expansion and contraction) of an artery in response to the cardiac cycle (heartbeat). The pulse may be felt ( palpated) in any place that allows an artery to be compressed near the surfac ...

, in physiology, is the throbbing of arteries resulting from heartbeat. Pulse, The Pulse or Pulses may also refer to:

Botany

Pulse (legume) Legumes are plants in the pea family Fabaceae (or Leguminosae), or the fruit or seeds of such plants. When used as a dry grain for human consumption, the seeds are also called pulses. Legumes are grown agriculturally, primarily for human consu ...

, any agriculturally significant annual leguminous food crop, such as peas, beans, lentils, and chickpeas

Electronics and physics

Pulse (physics) In physics, a pulse is a generic term describing a single disturbance that moves through a transmission medium. This medium may be vacuum (in the case of electromagnetic radiation) or matter, and may be indefinitely large or finite. Pulse reflec ...

, a single disturbance through a transmission medium *

Pulse (signal processing) A pulse in signal processing is a rapid, transient change in the amplitude of a signal from a baseline value to a higher or lower value, followed by a rapid return to the baseline value. Pulse shapes Pulse shapes can arise out of a process call ...

, a brief change from a baseline value **

Pulse dialing Pulse dialing is a signaling technology in telecommunications in which a direct current local loop circuit is interrupted according to a defined coding system for each signal transmitted, usually a digit. This lends the method the often used ...

, of a telephone

Books and publications

* ''Pulse'' (magazine), a medical professional's magazine * ''Pulse!'' (magazine), a music magazine *

Pulse (Augustus) Karen Page Pagon Paibok Doctor Paine Dr. Thaddeus Paine is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. The character, created by Len Kaminski, first appeared in ''Morbius the Living Vampire'' #4 (Dece ...

, a character in the Marvel Comics universe * ''Pulse'' (short story collection), a short story collection by Julian Barnes * ''Pulse'', a book by

Robert Frenay Robert Frenay (1946-January 27, 2007) was an American author and lecturer who described and advocated a green or ecologically conscious approach to technological development and development of human civilization. Frenay lived in the state of New Y ...

* The Pulse, the signal transmitted from cell phones that made people go crazy in Stephen King's novel ''

Cell Cell most often refers to: * Cell (biology), the functional basic unit of life * Cellphone, a phone connected to a cellular network * Clandestine cell, a penetration-resistant form of a secret or outlawed organization * Electrochemical cell, a de ...

'' * ''The Pulse'' (comics), a Marvel Comics series * ''Pulse'' (webtoon), a Lezhin Comics series

Film, television and games

Film

* ''Pulse'' (1988 film), a horror film starring Cliff De Young * ''Pulse'' (1995 film), a video by the band Pink Floyd * ''Pulse'' (2001 film) or ''Kairo'', a Japanese horror film directed by Kiyoshi Kurosawa * ''Octane'' (film), a 2002 thriller film released in the U.S. as ''Pulse'' * '' Pulse: A Stomp Odyssey'', a 2002 short documentary * ''Pulse'' (2006 film), an American remake of the 2001 Japanese film * ''Pulse'', a 2010 British TV film directed by

James Hawes James Hawes is a British television director. He has worked in British television drama since the mid-1990s, and has also produced documentaries for British and American television networks. His work has ranged across high-end period pieces a ...

* ''Pulse'' (2017 film), an Australian film * ''Pulse'', a 2021 Ukrainian biographical sports film about the life of

Oksana Boturchuk Oksana Boturchuk () (born 12 September 1984) is a Paralympic athlete from Ukraine competing mainly in category T12 sprint events. Early life Boturchuk hails from the Dnipropetrovsk region in Ukraine. She was born into a family of athletes, ...

Pulse Films Vice Media Group LLC is a Canadian-American digital media and broadcasting company. Vice Media encompasses four main business areas: Vice Studios Group (film and TV production); Vice TV (a joint venture with A&E Networks, also known as Vicelan ...

, a film company headquartered in London

Radio

Pulse 1 Hits Radio West Yorkshire, formerly Pulse 1, is an Independent Local Radio station based in Leeds, England, owned and operated by Bauer Radio, Bauer Media Audio UK as part of the Hits Radio network. It broadcasts to West Yorkshire. As of Sept ...

, an independent FM radio station in West Yorkshire, England *

Pulse 2 Pulse 2 was an Independent Local Radio station serving Bradford, Kirklees and Calderdale areas from studios in Bradford, West Yorkshire, England. The station was folded into Greatest Hits Radio West Yorkshire, as part of a rebrand, on 1 ...

, an independent AM radio station in West Yorkshire, England *

Pulse! Radio Pulse Radio is the official radio station of the London School of Economics and Political Science Students' Union. Its studios are located within the Saw Swee Hock Student Centre at the School's Aldwych campus in Westminster, London and it b ...

, a student-run radio station at the London School of Economics, England *

KVIT KVIT (88.7 FM) is a radio station licensed in Chandler, Arizona, United States. KVIT is licensed to the East Valley Institute of Technology. Its studios are located at EVIT's main facilities in Mesa, while the transmitter is to the south nea ...

is a

Mesa, Arizona Mesa ( ) is a city in Maricopa County, Arizona, United States. The population was 504,258 at the 2020 census. It is the List of municipalities in Arizona, third-most populous city in Arizona, after Phoenix, Arizona, Phoenix and Tucson, Arizona, T ...

-based, student-run radio station operated by the East Valley Institute of Technology that is branded The Pulse *

WKJO (FM) WKJO (102.3 MHz) is a classic hits formatted radio station licensed to Smithfield, North Carolina. The station is owned by Curtis Media Group, and primarily simulcasts the "KIX 102, Carolina's Greatest Hits" programming of hit music from the 1 ...

, a radio station (102.3 FM) licensed to Smithfield, North Carolina, which was called Pulse 102 from 2010 to 2014 *

WKXU (FM) WKXU (102.5 Hertz, MHz) is a classic hits formatted commercial radio, commercial radio station city of license, licensed to Hillsborough, North Carolina, and serving the Research Triangle, including Durham, North Carolina, Durham and Raleigh, Nor ...

, a radio station (102.5 FM) licensed to Hillsborough, North Carolina, which was called Pulse FM from 2010 to 2022 *

WPLW-FM WPLW-FM (96.9 MHz, "Pulse FM") is a contemporary hit radio station licensed to Goldsboro, North Carolina, which is east of the Research Triangle. The station is owned by Curtis Media Group. Its studios are located in Raleigh, and its transmitter ...

, a radio station (96.9 FM) licensed to Goldsboro, North Carolina, which is called Pulse FM *

WTPL WTPL (107.7 FM) is a radio station broadcasting a news/talk format. Licensed to Hillsborough, New Hampshire, United States, it serves the Manchester area. The station is owned by Bill Binnie's Binnie Media, through licensee WBIN Media Co., Inc ...

, a radio station (107.7 FM) licensed to Hillsboro, New Hampshire, which is called The Pulse of NH **

WEMJ WEMJ (1490 AM) is a radio station broadcasting a news/talk format. Licensed to Laconia, New Hampshire, United States, the station is owned by Binnie Media and licensed to WBIN Media Co., Inc. WEMJ features programming from Fox News Radio. WEMJ i ...

, a radio station (1490 AM) licensed to Laconia, New Hampshire, which simulcasts WTPL **

WTSN (AM) WTSN (1270 kHz) is a commercial AM radio station licensed to Dover, New Hampshire, and serving the Seacoast Region of New Hampshire and Southern Maine. WTSN airs a news/talk radio format. It broadcasts with 5,000 watts of power from a transmit ...

, a radio station (1270 AM) licensed to Dover, New Hampshire, which simulcasts WTPL * 94.7 The Pulse, an Australian community radio station from Geelong, Victoria *

The Pulse (SiriusXM) The Pulse is a Sirius XM Radio station that plays music from the 2010s to present-day on channel 5 and Dish Network channel 6005. Every half-hour The Pulse's Jim Ryan or Ron Ross reviews music news on tours, future albums, and other topics c ...

, a hot AC channel on Sirius XM Radio **

The Pulse (Sirius) ''The Pulse'' was a Sirius Satellite Radio channel that played music "from the '90s and Today" on Sirius Satellite Radio channel 9 and Dish Network channel 6012. The Pulse began on July 1, 2002 as part of the newly launched Sirius lineup, with ...

, the original Sirius incarnation on Channel 9 until November 12, 2008 * Sounds of the Seasons: The Pulse, a

Music Choice Music Choice (abbreviated as MC) is an American television music service that digitally broadcasts audio-based music channels and video-related content to cable television providers in the United States. In 2019, it reached 65 million household ...

ambient music channel * ''The Pulse'' (radio), a college basketball program that aired on ESPN Radio * ''The Pulse'', a health and science radio show on

WHYY-FM WHYY-FM (90.9 MHz, "91 FM") is a public radio station licensed to serve Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Its broadcast tower is located in the city's Roxborough section of the city at () while its studios and offices are located on Independence Ma ...

Television

* Pulse (TV channel), a media stream based on video games and sports * ''Pulse'' (American TV program), a video game news program aired on G4TV * ''Pulse'' (Australian TV series), a 2017 drama lasting eight episodes * ''The Pulse'' (TV programme), RTHK English-language current affairs programme * ''Pulse'' (2025 TV series), a Netflix medical drama television series

Video games

* ''Pulse'' (video game), a 2011 music video game by Cipher Prime

Music

Pulse (music) In music theory, the pulse is a series of uniformly spaced beats—either audible or implied—that sets the tempo and is the scaffolding for the rhythm. By contrast, rhythm is always audible and can depart from the pulse. So while the rhythm ma ...

, a rhythmic succession of sounds

Groups

* Pulse (American band), an American dance/house project *

Pulse (UK band) Pulse were the winners of the BBC reality show, '' Dance X''. Readers of ''The Sun'' newspaper chose the band's name. They signed a recording contract with Gut Records, and released their first single, "Dancing in Repeat", (written by Oscar Gör ...

, a UK group, winners of the reality TV show ''Dance X'' * Twist and Pulse, an English street dance band * Pulse Percussion, a competitive indoor drumline that competes in WGI

Albums

* ''Pulse'' (Greg Phillinganes album), 1984 * ''Pulse'' (Megumi Hayashibara album), 1994 * ''Pulse'' (Pink Floyd album), 1995 * ''Pulse'' (Front 242 album), 2003 * ''Pulse'' (Toni Braxton album), 2010 * ''Pulse'' (Thomas Giles album), 2011 * ''Pulses'' (Karmin album), 2014 * ''Pulses'' (The Fast Feeling album), 2017

Songs

* "Pulse" (song), by Fluke * "Pulse", a song by Erra from ''

Augment Augment or augmentation may refer to: Language *Augment (Indo-European), a syllable added to the beginning of the word in certain Indo-European languages *Augment (Bantu languages), a morpheme that is prefixed to the noun class prefix of nouns i ...

'' * "Pulse", a song by Loop from '' Fade Out'' * "Pulse", a song by The Mad Capsule Markets from ''

Osc-Dis ''Osc-Dis'' or ''Oscillator in Distortion'' is the eighth album by Japanese band The Mad Capsule Markets. It was released in Japan in 1999 and released outside Japan in 2001. ''Osc-Dis'' was the band's breakthrough album and finally got them reco ...

'' * "Pulse", a song by Mushroomhead from '' A Wonderful Life'' * "Pulse", a song by Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark from '' History of Modern'' * "Pulse", a song by The Psychedelic Furs from ''

The Psychedelic Furs The Psychedelic Furs are an English rock band founded in London in February 1977. Led by lead vocalist Richard Butler (singer), Richard Butler and his brother Tim Butler on bass guitar, the Psychedelic Furs are one of the many acts spawned from ...

'' * "Pulse", a song by Nebula from '' Heavy Psych'' * "Pulse", a song by Skylar Grey from ''Don't Look Down''

Technology

* Pulse (ALM), a proprietary application lifecycle management technology * Pulse (app), a news aggregator app for Android and the iPad, now owned by LinkedIn *

Pulse (interbank network) Pulse is an interbank electronic funds transfer (EFT) network in the United States. It serves more than 4,400 U.S. financial institutions and includes more than 380,000 ATMs, as well as POS terminals nationwide. Rivals of the network include Firs ...

, an electronic funds transfer network *

PULSE (P2PTV) PULSE is a P2PTV application developed by the European FP7 NAPA-WINE (Network-Aware P2P-TV Application over Wise Networks) research consortium. PULSE stands for ''Peer-to-Peer Unstructured Live Streaming Experiment'' and is a peer-to-peer live ...

, a peer-to-peer software *

PULSE (Police Using Leading Systems Effectively) PULSE ( contrived acronym for "Police Using Leading Systems Effectively") is a computer system used by the Garda Síochána, the police force of the Republic of Ireland. The system was introduced in November 1999.Livescribe Livescribe is a paper-based computing platform that consists of a digital pen, digital paper, software applications, and developer tools. Central to the Livescribe platform is the ''smartpen,'' a ballpoint pen with an embedded computer and digi ...

* Novell Pulse, an enterprise collaboration software platform *

T-Mobile Pulse The T-Mobile Pulse (Huawei U8220)(sold as the CHT8000 in Taiwan) is an Android-powered phone manufactured by Huawei and rebranded by T-Mobile. It is available in many markets including the UK and The Netherlands. Compared to many Android phones ...

, an Android phone manufactured by Huawei

Transportation

Fiat Pulse The Fiat Pulse is a subcompact crossover SUV produced by Fiat mainly for the Latin American market since 2021. Produced in Brazil, the Pulse is largely based on the Argo subcompact hatchback. It is also available as a performance model known as t ...

, a subcompact crossover SUV *

GRTC Pulse The GRTC Pulse, often abbreviated as The Pulse, is a bus rapid transit line in Richmond, Virginia, United States, operated by the Greater Richmond Transit Company. The line runs along Broad Street and Main Street in central Richmond, between ...

, a bus rapid transit line in Richmond, Virginia *

Pace Pulse Pulse is an express bus service and a purported bus rapid transit system operated by Pace, a bus and paratransit agency in the Chicago metropolitan area. Pulse lines incorporate some aspects of a bus rapid transit line like transit signal pri ...

, a bus rapid transit system in the

Chicago metropolitan area The Chicago metropolitan area, also referred to as Chicagoland, is the largest metropolitan statistical area in the U.S. state of Illinois, and the Midwest, containing the City of Chicago along with its surrounding suburbs and satellite cities. ...

* The Pulse, a three-wheeled electric vehicle prototype produced by

Arcimoto Arcimoto, Inc. is an electric vehicle company headquartered in Eugene, Oregon, that designs, manufactures, and sells the FUV—a tandem two-seat, three-wheeled electric vehicle—and its four variations. Due to failure in scaling production to ...

* Renault Pulse, an Indian version of the supermini car Nissan Micra * UP Pulse, a German paraglider design * Pulse Litestar, a motorbike with aircraft-esque cockpit and outrigger wheels

Other uses

* Pulse (festival), an annual cultural, literary, and sports festival of the All India Institute of Medical Sciences in New Delhi, India *

PULSE (webtoon) ''PULSE'' is a drama romance webtoon created by Thai artist Ratana Satis. The series follows the relationship between a renowned heart surgeon, Mel, and Lynn, a cardiac patient who refuses to get a heart transplant. It began publishing weekly on ...

, a lesbian webcomic * Providing Urban Learners Success in Education (PULSE) High School, New York City * Pulse nightclub, an Orlando, Florida gay bar, dance club, and nightclub where a mass shooting occurred in June 2016 * The Pulse (shopping mall), a shopping arcade in Repulse Bay, Hong Kong * PULSE, an interdisciplinary project at Boston College administered by the Lonergan Institute *

Central Pulse Central Pulse are a New Zealand netball team based in Wellington. Between 2008 and 2016, they played in the ANZ Championship. Since 2017 they have represented Netball Central in the ANZ Premiership. Netball Central is the governing body that ...

, a New Zealand netball team based in Wellington