Purge (disambiguation)

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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
• Induced vomiting, particularly in the context of eating disorders.
• 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

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 franchsie

• Purge (2008 film), a film directed by Brad Kammlah
• 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 (album), a 2001 album by Bif Naked
• Purge (EP), a 1994 EP by Econoline Crush
• "The Purge", a song by Schoolboy Q from Oxymoron (album)

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
• Patent law – in law of patent misuse - discontinuance and elimination of anticompetive effects of tie-in or other restrictive practice

See also

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