English Dictionary
◊ PURGE
purge
n 1: the act of clearing yourself (or another) from some stigma
or charge [syn: {purging}, {purgation}]
2: an act of removing by cleansing; ridding of sediment or
other other undesired elements [syn: {purging}, {purgation}]
v 1: oust politically; "Deng Xiao Ping was purged several times
throughout his lifetime" [ant: {rehabilitate}]
2: clear of a charge
3: rid of impurities; "purge your mind"
4: cause to excrete or evacuate, as of the bowels
English Computing Dictionary
◊ DID YOU MEAN SURGE?
SURGE
Sorter, Updater, Report Generator, Etc. IBM 704, 1959.
Sammet 1969, p.8.