Editing Deposition

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'''Deposition''' may refer to:
* [[Deposition (law)]], taking testimony outside of court
* [[List of deposed politicians|Deposition (politics)]], the removal of a person of authority from political power
* [[Deposition (university)]], a widespread initiation ritual for new students practiced from the Middle Ages until the 18th century

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==Art==
* [[Deposition from the Cross]], the depiction of the removal of Jesus from the cross
* [[Deposition (Bellini)|''Deposition'' (Bellini)]], a 1515–16 painting by Giovanni Bellini and his workshop
* [[Deposition of Christ (Bronzino)|''Deposition of Christ'' (Bronzino)]], a 1545 oil painting
* [[The Deposition (Michelangelo)|''The Deposition'' (Michelangelo)]], a 1547–55 marble sculpture
* [[The Deposition from the Cross (Pontormo)|''The Deposition from the Cross'' (Pontormo)]], a 1528 oil painting
* [[Deposition from the Cross, Volterra (Rosso Fiorentino)|''Deposition from the Cross'', Volterra (Rosso Fiorentino)]]
* [[The Deposition (Raphael)|''The Deposition'' (Raphael)]], a 1507 oil painting
* [[The Deposition (Rubens)|''The Deposition'' (Rubens)]], a 1602 painting by Peter Paul Rubens (previously attributed to van Dyck) now in the Galleria Borghese
* [[Deposition (Rogier van der Weyden)|''Deposition'' (Rogier van der Weyden)]] or ''The Descent from the Cross'', an oil painting, c.1435
* [[Deposition (van Dyck, 1615)|''Deposition'' (van Dyck, 1615)]], a 1615 painting by Anthony van Dyck, now in the Alte Pinakothek in Munich
* [[Deposition (van Dyck, 1618)|''Deposition'' (van Dyck, 1618)]], a 1618–20 painting, now in the Kunsthistorisches Museum in Vienna
* [[Deposition (van Dyck, 1619)|''Deposition'' (van Dyck, 1619)]], a c. 1619 painting, now in the Ashmolean Museum
* [[Deposition (van Dyck, 1629)|''Deposition'' (van Dyck, 1629)]], a c. 1629 painting, now in the Royal Museum of Fine Arts Antwerp
* [[Deposition (van Dyck, 1629–30)|''Deposition'' (van Dyck, 1629–30)]] or ''Lamentation over the Dead Christ'', lost 1945
* [[Deposition (van Dyck, 1634)|''Deposition'' (van Dyck, 1634)]], a 1634 painting, now in the Alte Pinakothek in Munich
* [[Deposition (van Dyck, 1635)|''Deposition'' (van Dyck, 1635)]], a 1635 painting, now in the now in the Royal Museum of Fine Arts Antwerp
* [[Deposition (van Dyck, 1640)|''Deposition'' (van Dyck, 1640)]], a 1634–40 painting, now in the Valdes Izaguirre collection

==Science==
* [[Deposition (chemistry)]], molecules settling out of a solution
* [[Deposition (geology)]], material such as sediment being added to a landform
* [[Deposition (phase transition)]], the process by which a gas is transformed into a solid
* [[Deposition (aerosol physics)]], a process where aerosol particles set down onto surfaces

==Technology==
* [[Cathodic arc deposition]], a physical vapor deposition technique using an electric arc to vaporize material from a cathode target
* [[Chemical vapor deposition]], a chemical process used in the semiconductor industry to produce thin films
* [[Electron beam-induced deposition]], a process of decomposing gaseous molecules by an electron beam
* [[Electrospark deposition]], a micro-welding manufacturing process typically used to repair damage to mechanical components
* [[Electrophoretic deposition]]
* [[Ion beam-assisted deposition]], a combination of ion implantation with a physical vapor deposition technique
* [[Molecular vapor deposition]], the gas-phase reaction between surface reactive chemicals and an appropriately receptive surface
* [[Nanoparticle deposition]], the process of attaching nanoparticles to solid surfaces called substrates to create coatings of nanoparticles
* [[Particle deposition]], the spontaneous attachment of particles to surfaces
* [[Physical vapor deposition]], a variety of vacuum deposition methods used to produce thin films and coatings
* [[Pulsed laser deposition]], a physical vapor deposition technique using a high-power pulsed laser beam in a vacuum chamber

==Other uses==
* [[Defrocking]] or deposition, the opposite of ordination in many Christian churches
* [[Depositions (Superstore)|"Depositions" (''Superstore'')]], an episode of the TV series ''Superstore''
* [[The Deposition (The Office)|"The Deposition" (''The Office'')]], an episode of the TV series ''The Office''

==See also==
* [[Depo (disambiguation)]]
* [[Deposit (disambiguation)]]

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