# Heat (disambiguation)

Heat is energy in transfer to or from a thermodynamic system by mechanisms other than thermodynamic work or transfer of matter.
Heat or HEAT may also refer to:

## Science and technology

* Heat wave, a period of excessively hot weather
* HEAT repeat, a solenoid protein domain found in a number of cytoplasmic proteins
* Heat, in metallurgy, one batch of molten metal processed in a converter or open hearth furnace
** In forging, one cycle of heating material and working it before returning it to a heat source
* High Elevation Auger Telescope, at the Pierre Auger Observatory, Argentina

### Medicine

* Fever, a body temperature above the normal range in response to internal physiological conditions
* Heat illness, a spectrum of disorders due to environmental exposure to heat:
** Heat cramps, muscle spasms that result from loss of large amount of salt and water through exercise
** Heat edema, swelling of the hands and/or feet due to over-expansion of the blood vessels in the extremities in response to heat
** Heat exhaustion, caused by the loss of water and electrolytes through sweating
** Heat rash, skin irritations caused by excessive sweating or blocked sweat glands
** Heat stroke, with a body temperature greater than 40.6 °C (105.1 °F)
** Heat syncope, fainting or dizziness as a result of overheating
** Heat tetany, cramps and seizures caused by calcium and/or magnesium loss due to excessive sweating in short periods of stress in high heat
* Hyperthermia, elevated body temperature due to failed thermoregulation that occurs when a body produces or absorbs more heat than it dissipates
** Malignant hyperthermia, a type of severe reaction that may occur to susceptible patients during general anesthesia
* Hot flash or hot flush, a feeling of heat, with sweating and increased heart rate, usually experienced by menopausal women due to low estradiol

### Computing

* HEAT (software), help desk software by FrontRange Solutions
* Highly Evasive Adaptive Threat, cybersecurity attack type
* OpenStack Heat, the orchestration component of the OpenStack infrastructure-as-a-service software platform

## Arts, entertainment and media
### Games

* Need for Speed: Heat

### Films

* Heat (1963 film), a Soviet drama film directed by Larisa Shepitko
* Heat (1972 film), an American drama film directed by Paul Morrissey, starring Sylvia Miles and Joe Dallesandro
* Heat (1986 film), an American action-thriller film directed by Dick Richards and Jerry Jameson, starring Burt Reynolds
* Heat (1995 film), an American crime drama directed by Michael Mann, starring Al Pacino, Robert De Niro and Val Kilmer
* Natural Justice: Heat (1996), an Australian television film, sometimes referred to as Heat, directed by Scott Hartford-Davis
* Heat (2006 film), a Russian comedy film directed Rezo Gigineishvili
* The Heat (film), a 2013 comedy film directed by Paul Feig, starring Sandra Bullock and Melissa McCarthy

### Literature

* Heat (Buffy/Angel novel), a 2004 original novel based on the television series Buffy the Vampire Slayer and Angel
* Heat (Goldman novel), a 1985 novel by William Goldman
* Heat (Lupica novel), a 2006 sports novel written by Mike Lupica
* Heat, a 2006 book on climate change by George Monbiot
* Heat, a 2006 book on cooking and food by Bill Buford
* Heat & Other Stories, a 1991 collection by Joyce Carol Oates
* Heat, a 1994 novel by Stuart Woods
* Heat (manga), a 1999 manga written by Yoshiyuki Okamura

### Fictional characters

* Heat, a character in the Bust a Groove and Bust a Groove 2 video games
* Heat, a protagonist in the Digital Devil Saga video game series

### Music

* H.E.A.T (band), a Swedish rock band

#### Albums

* Heat (Colder album), 2005
* Heat (Jimmy Barnes album)
* Heat (Soul for Real album), 1999
* Heat (soundtrack), score for the 1995 film Heat
* The Heat (Toni Braxton album), 2000

#### EPs

* Heat (Beyoncé EP), 2011
* Heat ((G)I-dle EP), 2023
* Heat (SG Lewis and Tove Lo EP), 2024
* Heat EP: All Pain Is Beat by Combichrist, 2009

#### Songs

* "Heat" (50 Cent song)
* "Heat" (Brockhampton song)
* "Heat" (Chris Brown song)
* "Heat" (Kelly Clarkson song)
* "Heat" (Kim Hyun-joong song)
* "Heat", a song by David Bowie from The Next Day
* "Heat", a song by Eminem from Revival
* "Heat", a song by Loona from + +
* "Heat", a song by SG Lewis and Tove Lo from Heat (SG Lewis and Tove Lo EP)
* "HEAT", a song by Tigers Jaw from Tigers Jaw

### Periodicals

* Heat (magazine), a British magazine
* HEAT (magazine), an international Australian literary magazine

### Television

* Heat (TV channel), a British television channel
* Heat (Irish TV series), an Irish prime time reality television series broadcast on RTÉ One
* Heat (2023 TV series), an upcoming action-thriller television series
* "Heat" (Dark Angel), an episode of the television series Dark Angel

## Food

* Pungency or piquantness ("Heat" or "hotness"), the spiciness of foods such as black pepper, chili peppers, garlic and onions, ginger, mustard, and horseradish
* Heat, the traditional and most common means of cooking food
* Heat, applied post-preparation to food with a heat lamp, to prevent the growth of microorganisms before the food is consumed

## Military and law enforcement

* EADS Mako/HEAT (High Energy Advanced Trainer)
* Firearm (slang: heat), usually a pistol
* High-explosive anti-tank, a warhead with a shaped charge
* Heat, slang for police surveillance or attention

## Sports

* Heat, a preliminary race or match in a sports tournament
* Fastball (colloquialism: heat), in baseball

### Wrestling

* Heat (professional wrestling), applause or booing given by fans to a professional wrestler
* ECW Heat Wave, a professional wrestling pay-per-view event
* WWE Heat, a professional wrestling television program
* Heat (wrestler), ring name of Japanese professional wrestler Minoru Tanaka

### Teams

* Abbotsford Heat, an ice hockey team that plays in the AHL
* Brisbane Heat, a Big Bash cricket team
* Laredo Heat, a United Soccer Leagues Premier Development League soccer team

#### Basketball

* Guildford Heat, a British Basketball League team
* Kurasini Heat, a Tanzanian basketball team
* Miami Heat, a National Basketball Association team
* Saigon Heat, a Vietnamese team

## Other uses

* Heat (perfume), or Beyoncé Heat, a women's cologne endorsed by singer Beyoncé Knowles
* Heat, one of the eight principles in Chinese medicine