Purge (disambiguation)

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
  • 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

Print

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

Music

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

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