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'''Taint''' may refer to: |
'''Taint''' or '''tainted''' may refer to: |
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==Impurities== |
==Impurities== |
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*[[The Taint (film)|''The Taint'' (film)]], a 1915 American silent film |
*[[The Taint (film)|''The Taint'' (film)]], a 1915 American silent film |
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*[[Tainted (film)|''Tainted'' (film)]], a 1987 American film |
*[[Tainted (film)|''Tainted'' (film)]], a 1987 American film |
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==In fiction== |
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*The contaminating magical substance used by necromancers in the video game [[Two Worlds (video game)|''Two Worlds'']]. |
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==Other uses== |
==Other uses== |
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*[[Taint (anatomy)]], colloquial name for the space between the anus and |
*[[Perineum|Taint (anatomy)]], colloquial name for the space between the anus and genitals; the perineum |
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*[[Tint]], an archaic form, referring to a color mixed with white |
*[[Tint]], an archaic form, referring to a color mixed with white |
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*[[Tainted kernel]], when proprietary modules are loaded into Linux |
*[[Tainted kernel]], when proprietary modules are loaded into Linux |
Latest revision as of 03:15, 12 August 2023
Taint or tainted may refer to:
Impurities
- Contamination, the presence of a minor and unwanted element (a contaminant)
- a wine fault, such as cork taint, ladybird taint, or phenolic taint, producing undesirable odors or tastes in bottled wine
- Infection, the colonization of a host organism by parasites
- Taint (legal), the quality of illegally obtained court evidence
- Taint checking, a feature of some programming languages that prevents unauthorized users from remotely executing commands on a computer
Titles
- The Taint (novel) (or Doctor Who and the Taint), a novel written by Michael Collier and based on the British television series Doctor Who
- Taint (band), a sludge-metal band from Wales
- The Taint (film), a 1915 American silent film
- Tainted (film), a 1987 American film
Other uses
- Taint (anatomy), colloquial name for the space between the anus and genitals; the perineum
- Tint, an archaic form, referring to a color mixed with white
- Tainted kernel, when proprietary modules are loaded into Linux