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Ventilation may refer to:
- Ventilation (physiology), the movement of air between the environment and the lungs via inhalation and exhalation
- Mechanical ventilation, in medicine, using artificial methods to assist breathing
- Respirator, a machine designed to move breathable air into and out of the lungs
- Mechanical ventilation, in medicine, using artificial methods to assist breathing
- Ventilation (architecture), the process of "changing" or replacing air in any space to provide high indoor air quality
- Ventilation (firefighting), the expulsion of heat and smoke from a fire building
- Ventilation (mining), flow of air to the underground workings of a mine of sufficient volume to dilute and remove noxious gases