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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
- A patient discharge, when a patient leaves a hospital after his or her medical treatment is completed
- 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 (POD)
Discharge in the context of a flow may refer to:
- Electricity:
    - Discharger, an electrical device that releases stored energy
    - Battery (electricity)#Battery capacity and discharging|Battery discharging
    - Electrostatic discharge
    - Corona discharge, a type of electrical current flow.
    - Direct current discharge, a plasma
    - Discharge lamp, a light bulb that includes a discharge gas
    - Partial discharge, a temporary breakdown of electrical insulation
    - Static discharger, a device used on airplanes to maintain use of electrical equipment
- Discharge (hydrology), the amount of water flowing through the river
- Groundwater discharge
- Effluent released into a river or sea
- Discharging method (discrete mathematics)|Discharging Method is a proof technique in discrete mathematics
- The flow of fluids from certain parts of the body:
    - Menstruation or other vaginal discharge
    - Nipple discharge
    - Mucopurulent discharge Other uses of '''discharge''' include:
- Discharge (band), the British hardcore punk band
- 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, eg 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

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