Discharge

Discharge in the context to expel or to "let go" may refer to:

• A military discharge, issued when a member of the armed forces is released from service
• Termination of employment, the end of an employee's duration with an employer
• A patient discharge, the formal ending of inpatient care
• Conditional discharge, a criminal sentence allowing a defendant to avoid punishment if certain conditions are met
• The act of firing a gun
• Port of discharge or delivery (POD)

Discharge in the context of a flow may refer to:

• Electric discharge:
  • 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, sudden and momentary electric current flows between two objects
    • Dielectric barrier discharge, the electrical discharge between two electrodes separated by an insulating dielectric barrier
  • Corona discharge, a type of electrical current
  • Direct-current discharge, a plasma
  • Gas-discharge lamp, a light bulb that includes a discharge gas
  • Partial discharge, a temporary breakdown of electrical insulation
• Discharge (hydrology), the amount of water flowing through the river
• Groundwater discharge, the volumetric flow rate of groundwater through an aquifer
• Effluent released into a river or sea
• Discharging method (discrete mathematics) is a proof technique in discrete mathematics
• The flow of fluids from certain parts of the body:
  • Menstruation or other vaginal discharge
  • Nipple discharge, the release of fluid from the nipples of the breasts
  • Mucopurulent discharge, the emission or secretion of fluid containing mucus and pus

Other uses of discharge include:

• Discharge (band), British hardcore punk band
• Discharge (album), a self-titled album by released in 2002
• "Discharge", a song by Anthrax from Persistence of Time
• Bankruptcy discharge, the injunction that bars acts to enforce certain debts
• In co-counselling, the ways in which pent-up emotional hurt can be released, e.g. via crying, laughter, etc.
• Discharge petition, the process of bringing a bill out of committee to the floor for a vote without the cooperation of leadership