Blackout(s), black out, or The Blackout may refer to:
Loss of lighting or communication
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Power outage, a loss of electric power
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Blackout (broadcasting), a regulatory or contractual ban on the broadcasting of an event
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Blackout (fabric), a textile material that blocks light
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Blackout (wartime), the practice of minimizing outdoor lighting for protection from attack
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Communications blackout, a halt to communication abilities or utilization
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Media blackout, censorship of news related to a certain topic
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Protests against SOPA and PIPA, the 2012 web blackout
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Internet blackout, complete or partial failure of the internet services
Medicine
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Blackout (drug-related amnesia), loss of memory with medicines or alcoholic beverages
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Blackout or lost time, a common symptom of psychogenic amnesia and dissociative identity disorder
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Syncope (medicine), a loss of consciousness, also known as fainting
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Freediving blackout, a loss of consciousness caused by cerebral hypoxia towards the end of a breath-hold dive
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Transient global amnesia, a temporary inability to establish new memories with otherwise unimpaired cognitive functions
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Blacking out also known as falling-out, a culture-bound syndrome
Arts and entertainment
Novels
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Blackout ( Buffy novel), a 2006 novel based on the television series Buffy the Vampire Slayer
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Blackout (Connie Willis novel), first of a two-part series
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Blackout (Grant novel), third novel of a series by Mira Grant
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Blackout (Elsberg novel), a 2012 disaster thriller by Marc Elsberg
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Blackout (picture book), a 2011 children's novel by John Rocco
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Blackout (young adult novel), a 2021 young adult novel by Dhonielle Clayton, Tiffany D. Jackson, Nic Stone, Angie Thomas, Ashley Woodfolk, and Nicola Yoon
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Black Out (novel), a 2008 novel by Lisa Unger
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Blackout, a novel by Campbell Armstrong
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Blackouts (novel), a 2023 novel by Justin Torres
Films
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Blackout, American title of Contraband, a British wartime spy film starring Conrad Veidt and Valerie Hobson
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Blackout (1942 film), a 1942 Bollywood film
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Blackout (1950 film), a British film
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Murder by Proxy, a 1954 film also known as Blackout
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Black Out (1970 film), a Swiss film
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Blackout (1985 film), an American made-for-television psychological thriller film starring Keith Carradine and Richard Widmark
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Blackout (1986 film), a Norwegian film directed by Erik Gustavson and starring Henrik Scheele
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Blackout (1988 film), an American thriller film starring Gail O'Grady
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The Blackout (1997 film), an American film directed by Abel Ferrara
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Black Out p.s. Red Out, a 1998 Greek film
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Blackout (2007 film), an American television film starring Jeffrey Wright and Zoe Saldana set during the Northeast Blackout of 2003
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Blackout (2008 American film), a horror film starring Amber Tamblyn and Aidan Gillen
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Blackout (2008 Finnish film), a Finnish film
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The Blackout (2009 film), an American horror film
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Blackout (2010 film), a German television action film
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Black Out (2012 film), a Dutch crime action comedy
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Blade Runner Black Out 2022, a 2017 short film set in the Blade Runner universe
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The Blackout (2019 film), a Russian science fiction thriller film
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Blackout (2021 film), a Nigerian drama
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Blackout (2022 film), an American action thriller film
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Blackout (2023 film), an American horror film
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Blackout (2024 film), an Indian Hindi-language black comedy thriller
Television
Series
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Black Out (TV series), a 2024 South Korean television series
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Blackout (Australian TV show), a 1989–1995 ABC TV series by and about Indigenous Australians
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Blackout (game show), a 1988 American game show
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Blackout (British TV series), a 2012 BBC One drama miniseries
Episodes
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"Blackout", a 2015 episode of American Experience
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"Black Out", an episode of Batman Beyond
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"The Blackout" ( Black Books), 2000
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"Blackout" ( Bugs), an episode of the BBC series Bugs
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"The Blackout" ( Chowder episode), a 2009 episode of Chowder
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, an episode of Lego Ninjago: Masters of Spinjitzu
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"Blackout" ( M.A.S.K. episode), a 1985 episode of M.A.S.K.
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"Blackout!", an episode of season 3 of Phineas and Ferb
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"Blackout!" ( Ugly Betty), an episode of the American series Ugly Betty
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"Black Out" ( American Horror Story), an episode of the eleventh season of American Horror Story
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"Black Out" ( The Professionals), an episode of the crime-action drama series
Music
Bands and record labels
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Blackout Records, a record label
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The Blackout (band), a Welsh alternative rock band
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The Blackouts, a Seattle post-punk band
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Blackout (musician), American record producer, engineer and composer
Albums
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Black Out (The Good Life album), 2002
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Black Out (Woo Won-jae album), 2020
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Black Out (EP), 2024
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Blackout (Britney Spears album), 2007
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Blackout (Dominion album)
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Blackout (Dropkick Murphys album), 2003
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Blackout (Steffany Gretzinger album), 2018
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Blackout (Hed PE album)
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Blackout (Scorpions album), 1982
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Blackout (The Brilliant Green album), 2010
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Blackout (Affiance album)
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Blackout (Audrey Horne album), 2018
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Blackout! (Method Man & Redman album)
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Blackouts (Ashra album), a 1978 album by Manuel Göttsching, originally released by the band Ashra
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Blaque Out, 2001
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The Blackout (album), a 2008 album by Derek Minor
Songs
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"Blackout" (Bonnie Anderson song), 2014
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"Blackout" (David Bowie song), 1977
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"Blackout" (Breathe Carolina song), 2011
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"Blackout" (Linkin Park song), 2010
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"Blackout" (Turnstile song), 2021
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"Blackout" (Wretch 32 song), 2013
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"Blackout", by Allister on the albums Before the Blackout and 20 Years and Counting
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"Blackout", by Asian Kung-Fu Generation on the album Fanclub
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"Blackout", by Attila on the album Villain
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"Blackout", by British Sea Power on the album The Decline of British Sea Power
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"Blackout", by Garbage on the album Strange Little Birds
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"Blackout", by Lupe Fiasco on the album Lupe Fiasco's The Cool
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"Blackout", by Funkoars on the album The Greatest Hits
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"Blackout", by Heatmiser on the album Dead Air
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"Blackout", by Hybrid on the album Morning Sci-Fi
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"Blackout", in the musical In the Heights
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"Blackout", by Lovedrug on the album Pretend You're Alive
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"Blackout", by Mashonda from her debut Japan only album January Joy
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"Blackout", by Heidi Montag on the album Superficial
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"Blackout", by Muse on the album Absolution
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"Blackout", by Parkway Drive on the album Killing with a Smile
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"Blackout", by Pepper on the album Pink Crustaceans and Good Vibrations
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"Blackout", by Scorpions on the album Blackout
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"Blackout", by Senses Fail on the album Life Is Not a Waiting Room
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"Blackout", by Stratovarius on the album Destiny
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"Blackout", by Sumac on the album What One Becomes
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"Blackout", by Swans on the album Filth
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"Blackout", by The Whip on the album X Marks Destination
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"Blackout", by Unsraw from the EP Calling
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"The Blackout", by Like Moths to Flames from the album An Eye for an Eye
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"The Blackout", by U2 from the album Songs of Experience
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"The Blackout! The Blackout! The Blackout!", debut EP by the band Blackout
Comics
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Blackout (Marcus Daniels), the first character with the name in the Marvel Universe
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Blackout (Lilin), the second character with the name in the Marvel Universe
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Blackout (DC Comics), a DC Comics character
Other uses in arts and entertainment
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Blackout, a lighting cue used in theater, film and video
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Blackout (podcast), a suspense/thriller podcast starring and produced by Rami Malek
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Blackout gag, a comedy technique used primarily in animation
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Blackout, a common feature of midnight ghost shows
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Blackout (horror experience), an immersive horror experience derived from haunted house attractions
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Blackout convention, a bidding convention in contract bridge
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Blackout (card game), a British variant of the card game "Oh, Hell"
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Blackout, a downloadable Halo 3 map that is part of the Legendary Map Pack
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The Blackout (professional wrestling), a wrestling stable
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Blackout, a battle royale game mode in
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Blackout, a character in the Transformers film series
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Black out performance, a theatrical performance intended for a Black majority audience
See also
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Blackout Day, a digital social campaign occurring on a seasonal basis
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Blackout cake (sometimes Brooklyn Blackout cake), a chocolate cake
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Blackout tattoo, a type of tattoo that involves tattooing an area of the body completely black.
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.300 AAC Blackout, a rifle cartridge