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
 * The archaic term for emetic, a medicine to induce vomiting.
 * Purging disorder, an eating disorder characterised by self induced vomiting, colloquially known as "purging"
 * 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
 * Purging (manufacturing), a cleaning process of injection molding to clean thermoplastics molding machines and extruders

Films and television

 * The Purge, a media franchise developed from the film series created by James DeMonaco
 * The Purge (2013 film), an American action-horror film
 * The Purge: Anarchy, a 2014 American action-horror film
 * The Purge: Election Year, a 2016 American action-horror film
 * The First Purge, a 2018 American action-horror film
 * The Purge (TV series), a 2018 TV series set in the media franchise
 * The Forever Purge, a 2021 American action-horror film
 * Purge (2012 film), a Finnish film based on Oksanen's novel

Print

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

Music

 * Purge (Bif Naked album), 2001
 * Purge (Godflesh album), 2023
 * Purge (EP), a 1994 EP by Econoline Crush
 * "Purge" (song), a 2022 song by Willow
 * "The Purge", a song by Schoolboy Q from the 2014 album Oxymoron
 * "The Purge", a song by metal band In This Moment from 2023 album Godmode

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