Discharge

The word discharge has a number of applications, including:

Flow

Discharge (hydrology), the amount of water flowing through the channel
- Effluent released into a river or sea
- Groundwater discharge, the volumetric flow rate of groundwater through an aquifer
Discharging method (discrete mathematics) is a proof technique in discrete mathematics
Electric discharge:
- Corona discharge, a type of electric current
- Direct-current discharge, a plasma
- 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
- Gas-discharge lamp, a light bulb that includes a discharge gas
- Partial discharge, a temporary breakdown of electrical insulation

Discharge (sentence), a criminal sentence where no punishment is imposed
Bankruptcy discharge, the injunction that bars acts to enforce certain debts
Discharge petition, the process of bringing a bill out of committee to the floor for a vote without the cooperation of leadership

Discharge, the flow of fluids from certain parts of the body:
- Menstruation or other vaginal discharge
- Mucopurulent discharge, the emission or secretion of fluid containing mucus and pus
- Nipple discharge, the release of fluid from the nipples of the breasts
- Rectal discharge, fluid released from the anus
Emotional discharge, in co-counselling, the ways in which pent-up emotional hurt can be released, e.g. via crying, laughter, etc.
Patient discharge, the formal ending of inpatient care