The portion of a means of egress that is between the end of an exit and a public way is called:

• A. Exit Access
• B. Exit Discharge
• C. Exit
• D. Egress Corridor

Answer: (B)

The main idea here is understanding how means of egress is divided into segments. In NFPA terms, the path from where you start in a space to the outside world is split into three parts: exit access (the portion leading to an exit door), the exit itself (the interior path between the end of exit access and the start of the exit discharge, such as corridors or stairs inside the building), and the exit discharge (the portion from the exit door to the public way outside).

The portion between the end of an exit and a public way is called the exit discharge. It starts at the final exit door and continues to the exterior, ending at the public way. The interior corridor or lobby that leads to that door is part of the exit portion inside the building, while the exterior path to the street is the discharge.

Other terms don’t fit because an exit access describes the interior path to an exit, and the term “egress corridor” isn’t a formal designation for a specific segment in NFPA terminology.