Purge (disambiguation)

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A purge is the forcible removal of undesirable people from political activity, etc.

Purge or The Purge may also refer to:

  • Purge (occupied Japan), the forcible removal of undesirable Japanese from public service during occupation of Japan
  • Great Purge, a campaign of political repression in the Soviet Union which occurred from 1936 to 1940
  • The archaic term for emetic, a medicine to induce vomiting.
  • Purging disorder, an eating disorder characterised by self induced vomiting, colloquially known as "purging"
  • Genetic purging, the enhancement of selection against deleterious alleles that is prompted by inbreeding
  • Purging (gas), a fire and explosion prevention procedure to avoid the formation of an ignitable atmosphere
  • Purging (manufacturing), a cleaning process of injection molding to clean thermoplastics molding machines and extruders

Films and television

  • The Purge, a media franchise developed from the film series created by James DeMonaco
    • The Purge (2013 film), an American action-horror film
    • The Purge: Anarchy, a 2014 American action-horror film
    • The Purge: Election Year, a 2016 American action-horror film
    • The First Purge, a 2018 American action-horror film
    • The Purge (TV series), a 2018 TV series set in the media franchise
    • The Forever Purge, a 2021 American action-horror film
  • Purge (2012 film), a Finnish film based on Oksanen's novel

Print

  • Purge (comic book), a 2005 Star Wars-based comic book
  • Purge (novel) (Finnish: Puhdistus), a 2008 novel by Sofi Oksanen

Music

  • Purge (Bif Naked album), 2001
  • Purge (Godflesh album), 2023
  • Purge (EP), a 1994 EP by Econoline Crush
  • "Purge" (song), a 2022 song by Willow
  • "The Purge", a song by Schoolboy Q from the 2014 album Oxymoron
  • "The Purge", a song by metal band In This Moment from 2023 album Godmode

Other uses

  • Purge (video game), a 2003 first-person shooter
  • Purge or PurgeGamers, the aliases of professional eSports player and entertainer Kevin Godec
  • PURGE command of Files-11
  • In patent law, in cases of patent misuse, discontinuance and elimination of anticompetitive effects of tie-in or other restrictive practices

See also

  • Bleeding (disambiguation)
  • Detoxification (alternative medicine)
    • Colon cleansing, historical/alternative use of detoxification/purging in medicine
  • Emetic
  • Laxative
  • Purging disorder
  • Binging and purging
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