Breakout

Breakout may refer to:

In film, television and gaming:
*"Breakout" is an influential 1976 arcade game by Atari.
* "Breakout characters" are those which start as a supporting role but eventually become the main character through audience popularity.
* "Breakout", a movie starring Charles Bronson and Robert Duvall
*"Breakout" ("Joe 90" episode), the 21st episode of "Joe 90"

In music:
* "Breakout" is an album and song by Miley Cyrus, released in July 2008.
* Breakout is a Polish blues/rock band
* "Breakout" is a song from "Never Say Die!", Black Sabbath's last album with Ozzy Osbourne
* "Breakout (song)" is a single from the Foo Fighters' third album "There Is Nothing Left to Lose"
* "Breakout (Swing Out Sister song)" is a 1986 single from British jazz-pop act Swing Out Sister
* "Breakout" is a song from "The Trinity", Sean Paul's third album.
* 'Breakout' is a part in a song after a period of silence or build-up a sudden eruption of fast and/or louder music happens.
* "Breakout", a song by Bon Jovi from their 1984 Debut album "Bon Jovi (album)".
* "BREAK OUT!" is a 1996 single from Nanase Aikawa.

In electronics:
* "Breakout (electronics)", hardware that allows hand-access to densely-spaced pins on a microchip (a breakout board), or individual connectors in a complex connector (see breakout box).
* "Breakout (Fiber Optics) ", several different cables packed inside one common jacket. This results maximum strength of the cable.

In slang:
* Breakout is slang for a prison escape;
* Breakout is a North American slang term for acne.
* Breakout is used as a modifier to describe the last class, lecture or session before the weekend

Other uses:
* Breakout (military) is a military operation to end a situation of encirclement or siege;
* Breakout (technical analysis) is when prices pass through, and stay through an area of support or resistance
* Breakout game (sports) is a the first game at a new level of competition in which an athlete performs very well. It usually portends that the athlete is going to succeed at the new level of play.