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Exposure can refer to

In biology:

• A condition of very 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 during a short period of time
• Post-exposure prophylaxis, any treatment started immediately after exposure to a disease

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
• Exposure latitude, the range of light intensities that a camera can capture
• 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:

• Abandonment: multiple meanings in law
• Exposure is one form of infanticide practised in cultures throughout history, by leaving the baby in the open
• Indecent exposure, the display of unclothed parts of the human body that is against local custom and law

In music:

• Exposure, a 1979 music album by Robert Fripp
• Exposures - In Retrospect and Denial, a 2004 compilation album by Dark Tranquillity
• Jan Jelinek, a German electronic musician who also operates under the name of The Exposures

In entertainment:

• Exposure (magic), the practice of revealing the secrets of magic to non-magicians
• Exposure (TV series), a short film anthology series on Sci-Fi Channel from 2000–2002
• Exposure, another name for the 1991 movie A Grande Arte starring Peter Coyote as a photographer
• Exposure, a 2000 drama film by director David Blyth, starring Ron Silver
• Exposure (The Unit), an episode of the TV series The Unit

In finance:

• Market exposure, a measure of the proportion of money invested in the same industry sector
• Investment, a financial holding in a particular market sector

In psychology:

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

Exposure may also refer to:

• Publicity, an activity designed to rouse public interest
• In climbing, the state of openness with relation to the distance of a fall (see glossary of climbing terms)

[edit] See also

• Expose
• Double exposure

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