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A forge is the hearth where the blacksmith keeps the fire for heating metals to be formed by plastic deformation, usually with hammer on an anvil.
Forge may also refer to:
Industry
- Forging, which is the process of deforming a metal workpiece by working with localized compressive forces
- A finery forge was a works, where pig iron was fined and forged (drawn out) into bars of wrought iron
- A bloomery forge, which is where iron ore used to be smelted to produce wrought iron
Media and arts
- The Forge (Goya), a painting by Francisco Goya
- Forge (comics), a mutant superhero in the Marvel Comics universe who is associated with the X-Men
- Forge (Doctor Who), a fictional black operations organisation from the Big Finish Productions audio plays based on the long-running British science fiction television series Doctor Who
- "The Forge" (Star Trek: Enterprise), an episode of Star Trek: Enterprise
- The Forge, a novel by Radclyffe Hall published in 1924
- Forge, a book of poetry by Jan Zwicky, 2011
- Forged (film), a 2010 drama film
- Andrew Forge (1923–2002), a British painter, academic, and art critic
Computer gaming
- a map editor for the Marathon, Halo 3, Halo Reach, & Halo 4 video games
- a planned but canceled sequel to LucasArts's adventure game Loom (computer game)
- The Forge (roleplaying game website), dedicated to indie roleplaying games
- Forge, the free to play game by Dark Vale Studios
Computer software
- Forge (software), a collaborative software development management system
- a digital audio editing and creation suite, Sound Forge
Place names
Several places are named Forge:
- Clifton Forge, Virginia, USA
- Forge, Powys, Wales
- Ponds Forge International Sports Centre
- Pigeon Forge, Tennessee, USA
- Valley Forge, Pennsylvania, USA
Old Forge may refer to:
- Old Forge, Herefordshire, England
- Old Forge, New York, USA
- Old Forge, Pennsylvania (disambiguation), several places
Other uses
- Forgery, the process of making, adapting, or imitating objects, statistics, or documents with the intent to deceive.
- FORGE Program, a United Nations-sanctioned NGO that links Western students to African refugees
- The Forge (restaurant), a restaurant in Miami Beach, Florida
See also
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