Origin
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Origin is a word meaning "beginning". It may be used to refer to any one of several things, including:
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[edit] Business
- Atos Origin, the company formed with the merger of BSO and Philips C&P (Communications & Processing) division.
- Origin Energy, an Australian gas and electricity company
- Origins (cosmetics) a plant-based skin care and fragrance company of Estée Lauder
[edit] Games
- Origin Systems, a computer game developer
- Origins International Game Expo, a gaming convention.
- Origins Award, presented by the Academy of Adventure Gaming Arts and Design
- Mate of Origin, a rugby based competition played in New Zealand
- Origin, King of the Summon Spirits in Tales of Phantasia and its prequel, Tales of Symphonia.
[edit] Software
- Origin (software), a scientific software developed by Originlab Corp.
[edit] Literature
- The Origin of Species, may refer to Charles Darwin's 1859 book.
- Origin story, in comic books, tells how a character gained their special abilities and/or how they became a superhero or supervillain.
- Origin (Marvel Comics), a comic book mini-series published by Marvel Comics in 2002.
- Secret Origins, was a comic book series published by DC Comics that told the origins of different characters.
- Manifold: Origin, is a science fiction book by Stephen Baxter.
- Origins (Judge Dredd story), a major Judge Dredd storyline running from 2006 through 2007.
[edit] Music
- Origin (demo CD), a demo CD by Evanescence.
- Origin (band), a death metal band from Kansas, United States.
[edit] Miscellaneous
- Origin (start), the beginning, starting-point, cause, or ultimate source, from which a thing is derived.
- Origin belief, the account, often in narrative form, that describes how existence, the universe, life, and humanity came to be.
- Origin (Stargate SG-1), Season 9 episode.
- Origin (mathematics), the point where the coordinate axis of the system intersect.
- Dalsa Origin, a digital movie camera
- Origins Institute, department at McMaster University.
- Origin: Spirits of the Past, an anime movie, aka Gin-iro no Kami no Agito.
[edit] Science
- Origin of life, scientific theories and speculation on the beginning of life
- Origin of replication, is the location at which DNA replication is initiated.
- Human origin, scientific understanding of the origin of humanity
- Origin of the universe, also known as the "Big Bang".
