Absence

Absence may refer to:

Employment

 * Leave of absence, a period of time away from a job
 * Absenteeism, the habitual pattern of absence from work or duty
 * Absence rate, the ratio of workers with absences to total employees

Sciences and philosophy

 * The (local) nonexistence of something
 * Absence of evidence, a concept in informal logic
 * Absence seizure, one of several kinds of seizures

Music

 * The Absence (band), an American death metal band from Tampa, Florida
 * Absence (Dälek album), 2004
 * Absence (Paper Route album), 2009
 * The Absence (Luna Mortis album), 2009
 * The Absence (Melody Gardot album), 2012
 * Absence (Snowman album), 2011
 * Absence (Terence Blanchard album), 2021

Other media

 * Absence (film), a 2014 Brazilian film
 * The Absence (1976 film), a Canadian drama film
 * The Absence (1992 film), a French-German-Spanish drama film
 * Absence (audio drama), a Big Finish Productions audio drama
 * Absent (2011 film), a Spanish-language drama film
 * Absent (1928 film), a silent film
 * Absence (Una Nemo), a Batman villain