Vent or vents may refer to:

Science and technology

Biology

*Vent, the

cloaca In animal anatomy, a cloaca ( ), plural cloacae ( or ), is the posterior orifice that serves as the only opening for the digestive, reproductive, and urinary tracts (if present) of many vertebrate animals. All amphibians, reptiles and birds, a ...

region of an animal * Vent DNA polymerase, a thermostable DNA polymerase

Geology

Hydrothermal vent A hydrothermal vent is a fissure on the seabed from which geothermally heated water discharges. They are commonly found near volcanically active places, areas where tectonic plates are moving apart at mid-ocean ridges, ocean basins, and hotspot ...

, a fissure in a planet's surface from which geothermally heated water issues * Volcano, a point where magma emerges from the Earth's surface and becomes lava

Moving gases

* Vent (submarine), a valve on a submarine's ballast tanks * Automatic bleeding valve, a plumbing valve used to automatically release trapped air from a heating system * Drain-waste-vent system or plumbing drainage venting, pipes leading from fixtures to the outdoors * Duct (flow), used to deliver and remove air * Flue, a duct, pipe, or chimney for conveying exhaust gases from a furnace or water heater *

Gas venting Gas venting, more specifically known as natural-gas venting or methane venting, is the intentional and controlled release of gases containing alkane hydrocarbons - predominately methane - into earth's atmosphere. It is a widely used method fo ...

, a safe vent in the hydrocarbon and chemical industries * Medical ventilator, mechanical breathing machine * Touch hole, a vent on a cannon * Vent shaft or ventilation shaft

People

* Vents (musician), Australian hip hop MC *

Vents Feldmanis Vents Feldmanis (born March 7, 1977 in Jūrmala) is a Latvian ice hockey defenceman, currently playing for HK Metalurgs Liepāja of the Belarusian Extraleague. He has become one of the core players of the team, playing in it already since 1999. ...

(born 1977), Latvian ice hockey defenceman * Vents Armands Krauklis (born 1964), Latvian politician and musician

Arts, entertainment, and media

Music

Albums and EPs

* ''Vent'' (album), a 2001 album by Caliban * ''Vent'' (EP)'', a 2008 release by Sounds of Swami

Songs

* "Vent" (song), by Collective Soul *"The Vent", a song by Big K.R.I.T. from ''

Return of 4Eva ''Return of 4Eva'' is a 2011 self-produced official mixtape by rapper and producer Big K.R.I.T. released on March 28, 2011. The mixtape features guest appearances from Chamillionaire, Raheem DeVaughn, Joi, Big Sant, and fellow Mississippian, D ...

Other arts, entertainment, and media

* Vent (''Mega Man''), a character in ''Mega Man ZX'' * ''Vent'' (radio series), a comedy series produced for BBC Radio 4 in 2006 *''The Vent'', a column in '' The Atlanta Journal-Constitution''

Brands and enterprises

Vent (imprint) Omniscriptum Publishing Group, formerly known as VDM Verlag Dr. Müller, is a German publishing group headquartered in Riga, Latvia. Founded in 2002 in Düsseldorf, its book production is based on print-to-order technology. The company pub ...

, an imprint of the German group VDM Publishing * Ventrilo (or Vent), Internet VoIP chat software

Other uses

* Vent (tailoring), a slit up the back of a jacket or coat