Exposure

Template:Wiktionarypar Exposure can refer to:

In biology:

A condition of poor health or death resulting from lack of protection over prolonged periods under weather, extreme temperatures or dangerous substances (see also: hypothermia, hyperthermia, radioactive contamination, radiation poisoning)
Acute exposure, the exposure to a toxic substance which may result in harm or death
Post-exposure prophylaxis, any treatment started immediately after exposure to a disease
Children's Environmental Exposure Research Study, an EPA study regarding children's exposure to pesticides and other chemicals in U.S. households

In photography:

Exposure (photography), the total amount of light allowed to fall on the sensor during the taking of a photograph
Exposure value, a value given to all combinations of camera shutter speed and aperture that gives the same exposure
Multiple exposure, an exposure in which the sensitivity to light is reduced and then increased at least once during the total exposure time

In law:

Indecent exposure, the display of unclothed parts of the human body that is against local custom and law
Permissible Exposure Limit, a legal limit in the United States for personal exposure to a substance

In psychology:

Exposure and response, a treatment method for anxiety disorders
Mere exposure effect, a psychological artifact
Direct therapeutic exposure, a technique for the treatment of psychological disorders

In entertainment:

Exposure (album), a 1979 music album by Robert Fripp
Exposure (magic), the practise of revealing the secrets of magic to non-magicians
Exposures - In Retrospect and Denial, a 2004 compilation album by Dark Tranquillity
Forced Exposure, an independent music magazine
Northern Exposure, a television series originally broadcast by CBS
Maximum Exposure, a reality TV show
Double Exposure Blackjack, a variant of blackjack

Exposure may also refer to:

Publicity, an activity designed to rouse public interest
Long Duration Exposure Facility, a school-bus sized cylindrical space experiment rack made by NASA
Jan Jelinek, a German electronic musician who also operates under the name of The Exposures
In climbing, the state of openness with relation to the distance of a fall (see also: glossary of climbing terms)

See also