When the current direction reverses, the accumulated charges are removed from the base region.

The accumulated charges of corruption, violence and fraud by General Noriega and company have taken their political toll.

Line printers frequently used a variety of discharge brushes and active (corona discharge-based) static eliminators to discharge these accumulated charges.

If the charges are large enough, the accumulated charges affect STI surface edges along the channel near the channel interface (gate) of the standard MOSFET.