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O-Pearl
O-Pearl also known as OPearl and O'Pearl is an erotic actress who specializes in extreme practices. While she has a some tattoos, she is better known for the extent and size of her many piercings. She pushes the limit on how large piercings can be as well as how much weight you can hang from a pi..
O-Pee-Chee
O-Pee-Chee was a 20th-century Canadian company that produced candy, and later trading cards. It was started in London, Ontario in 1911 by two brothers, John and Duncan McDermid. The name was taken from Opechee, the robin's name in the Henry Wadsworth Longfellow poem The Song of Hiawatha. Like a num..
OPE
OPE is a three-letter acronym that can refer to: Operator product expansionOshkosh Placement Exchange, a Student Affairs hiring conference held every year at the University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh ..
Opechee Bay
Opechee Bay is a 427-acre lake located in Belknap County in the Lakes Region of central New Hampshire, United States, in the city of Laconia. It is located directly downstream from Paugus Bay and Lake Winnipesaukee, and it connects by a one-mile segment of the Winnipesaukee River through the center..
Opee Sea Killer
A fictional creatuer in the Star Wars Universe, The opee, sometimes referred to as an opee sea killer, was a large sea creature of approximately twenty meters in length; a hybrid of crustacean and fish, that inhabited the watery planet core of Naboo. The opee was a predator often found clung t..
Opekta
Opekta was a business run from 1933 to 1953 by Anne Frank's father Otto Frank, which distributed a pectin-based gelling preparation, to be used in jam making. It traded from the building in which they hid from persecution during the Nazi Occupation of the Netherlands. The Opekta company was bas..
Opel
This article is about the European car manufacturer. See Opel (album) for the article about the album by Syd Barrett. Adam Opel GmbH (commonly known as Opel) is an automobile maker in Germany. The company was founded on January 21, 1863 and began making automobiles in 1899. Opel was acquired by Ge..
Opelika, Alabama
Opelika is a city in Lee County in east central Alabama. It is a suburb of Auburn, Alabama and is the county seat of Lee County. As of the 2004, the population of the city is 23,483. Contents 1 History2 Law and Government3 Geography4 Economy5 Education6 Recreatio..
Opelit Mopetta
The Opelit Mopetta was an egg-shaped, single seat, three wheeled Microcar designed by Egon Brütsch, who also designed the Spatz Kabinenroller, in 1957 as Brütsch Mopetta using a 50cc engine and an open roadster type glass fibber body. The single wheel was in the front. It was only 67 inches (170..
Opelousas, Louisiana
The city of Opelousas is the parish seat of St. Landry Parish, in the US state of Louisiana. The population was 22,860 at the 2000 census. Opelousas is a center of Zydeco music. Contents 1 History2 Geography3 Demographics4 People5 External links History The name of the ..
Opelt (crater)
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Opel (album)
Opel is a 1988 compilation album consisting of unreleased and alternate versions of previously released songs, recorded by former Pink Floyd frontman Syd Barrett between 1968 and 1970. While Barrett only released two albums in 1970, The Madcap Laughs and Barrett, the existence of unreleased studi..
Opel Agila
Opel Agila The Agila, badged either as an Opel in Europe or as a Vauxhall in the UK, is a city car built in Poland, with sales commencing in summer 2000. It was a rebadged version of the Suzuki Wagon R, which was produced in Japan. The Agila's Opel-sourced 1.0 L and 1.2 L gasoline engines wer..
Opel Antara
The Antara was first previewed by the 2-door Opel Antara GTC concept car, presented in September 2005 at the Frankfurt Motor Show. The production Antara, however, will be a 4-door vehicle only. As the same concept was also later displayed at the New York International Auto Show under the name Sat..
Opel Ascona
The Opel Ascona was a mid-sized car produced by Opel, the German subsidiary of General Motors. It had three generations produced from 1970 to 1989. Contents 1 Ascona A2 Ascona B3 Ascona C4 External links Ascona A Opel Ascona A In the autumn of 1970, Opel presented its c..
Opel Astra Cabrio
Vauxhall Astra Mk4 convertible The Opel Astra Cabrio is a cabriolet designed by Opel and built since 2001 by Italian coachbuilder Bertone. The Astra Cabrio is badged Opel in Germany and The Republic of Ireland, Vauxhall in the United Kingdom and Holden in Australlia. The Cabrio was built by Be..
Opel Blitz
The Opel Blitz was a German light truck built from 1930 to 1973. From 1973 to 1987 a successing transport vehicle from Bedford Vehicles of Luton was sold under the name of "Bedford Blitz". From 1939 on its 3 ton version it was used frequently throughout World War II. A half-tracked version, using ..
Opel Calibra
Opel Calibra on Monza The Opel Calibra (badged as a Vauxhall in the UK and a Holden in Australia) was launched in 1989, a front-wheel drive coupé based around the running gear of the Opel Vectra A, (Cavalier under the Vauxhall name) which had been launched the year before. The Calibra, sty..
Opel Combo
The Combo is a small commercial van and leisure activity vehicle from General Motors, which is branded as Opel, Vauxhall, Holden and Chevrolet, depending on the market. The Combos share platforms, vital components and some body panels with contemporary subcompact Opel Corsas, which used to be a ty..
Opel Commodore
1970 Opel Rekord Coupé The Opel Commodore was an intermediate-sized car from Opel of Germany. It is the six-cylinder variant of the Rekord with styling differences. Most notably the grille is different. Before the debut of the Commodore in 1969, six-cylinder versions of the Rekord were calle..
Opel Diplomat
Opel Diplomat is an automobile from German maker Opel. Origin Opels top-line saloon traditionally was the Kapitän (introduced in 1939). The model proved very popular in the 50s in Germany, when it became the best-selling six-cylinder car in the country, rivalling the more expensive saloons of Merc..
Opel Frogster
The Opel Frogster was a 2001 concept car created by General Motors' German brand, Opel. The Frogster could be transformed from a convertible to a roadster or a pickup truck by using a built-in PDA mounted between the two front seats. The Frogster was mainly targeted towards younger buyers. There ..
Opel GT
The Opel GT is a two-seat sports car introduced by Opel in 1968. Its styling was unmistakably like the Chevrolet Corvette of that year. Although they were both designed by Larry Shinoda, the Opel GT came first and is regarded as his "favorite" in his memoirs. Contents 1 General information2&..
Opel Kadett
1936 Opel Kadett The Opel Kadett was a small family car built by the German Opel company between 1937 and 1940, then from 1962 to 1992. Production facilities of the pre-war Kadett were transported to Russia after WW II, and thus this early Kadett formed the basis for the Moskvitch 400/420. GM..
Opel Manta
redirect [[Template:Context]]The Opel Manta was a rear wheel drive sports coupe built by Opel, a subsidiary of General Motors from 1970 to 1987. Contents 0.1 Opel Manta A - 1970-19750.2 Opel Manta B 1975-19870.3 Rally versions0.4 External links Opel Manta A - 1970-1975 The M..
Opel Meriva
Opel Meriva The Opel Meriva is a mini MPV based on the platform of the third generation Opel Corsa and sold under that name on all of the European markets with the exception of the UK, where it's called the Vauxhall Meriva. It's also sold in Mexico and Argentina under the name Chevrolet Meriva..
Opel Movano
Opel Movano The Opel/Vauxhall Movano is a mid-sized commercial vehicle sold in Europe from year 1999 and underwent its first facelift in late 2003. The vehicle is available in a wide range of variants, including a choice of three wheelbases, three roof heights and three gross vehicle weights...
Opel OHV engine
The Opel OHV family (also known as the Kadett engine after its most-famous application) is a pushrod straight-4 engine. It was developed by Opel of Germany and released in 1965. Versions were in use through 1984. Contents 1 1.02 1.23 1.04 See also 1.0 The first version of ..
Opel Olympia
Opel Olympia 1936 The 1935 Opel Olympia was the first mass-produced car with a chassis-less all-steel body. At 2500 Reichsmark it offered a true four-seater with 1.3 liter, 4 cylinder 24 hp (18 kW) engine capable of 95 km/h. The car was made available in two versions, as a two d..
Opel Omega
There was also an Oldsmobile Omega, an unrelated vehicle in the 1970s/80s The Opel Omega was an executive car from Opel, a Germany subsidiary of General Motors. Replacing the Opel Rekord in 1986, it was voted European Car of the Year for 1987. Like the Rekord, the Omega was produced at Rüsselshei..
Opel Performance Center
The Opel Performance Center (abbreviated as OPC) is a subsidiary of General Motors' German Opel division, founded in 1997 to oversee Opel's motorsports activities and develop performance versions of Opel vehicles. It performs a similar role to Holden's HSV unit, but it is even more similar to Ford..
Opel RAK.1 (plane)
This aircraft article has not been updated to 's current standards. Please see for more details. Opel RAK.1 Description RoleExperimental prototype Crewone, pilot Dimensions Length Wingspan Height Wing area Weights Empty Loaded Maximum take-off Powerplant Engine16x Sander bl..
Opel Rekord
Opel Rekord is an automobile from Opel. Contents 1 Opel Olympia Rekord (1953-1957)2 Opel Rekord P I (July 1957-July 1960)3 Opel Rekord P II (1960-1963)4 Opel Rekord A (1963-65)5 Opel Rekord B (1966)6 Opel Rekord C (1967-1971)7 Opel Rekord D (1972-1977)8 Ope..
Opel Senator
1978 Opel Monza 3·0S The Opel Senator was a large sedan sold in Europe from 1978 until 1994. It was also known as the Chevrolet Senator, Vauxhall Royale and Vauxhall Senator. The Senator shared its platform with (first) the Opel Rekord and (later) the Opel Omega. In coupe form, it was know..
Opel Signum
The Opel Signum is an upper-midsize class car with a hatchback body, manufactured by General Motors in Germany. It is almost exclusively sold in Europe, in the United Kingdom under the Vauxhall Signum nameplate. Introduced in 2003, the Signum is largely based on the Opel Vectra and uses the long-w..
Opel Sintra
The Opel Sintra was a minivan manufactured by General Motors for sale in Europe (in the United Kingdom under the Vauxhall Sintra nameplate). Introduced in 1996, the Sintra is one of the second generation U-body minivans (known internally as GMX110s). It was named after the Portuguese town of Sintr..
Opel Speedster
Opel Speedster The Opel Speedster was a roadster produced from 2001 to 2005 by Lotus for General Motors's subsidiary Opel and was also badged as Vauxhall VX220 for the UK market. Both cars have a lot in common with the Lotus Elise and they are characterized by strong performance and superb ha..
Opel Straight-6 engine
Opel used the straight-6 engine configuration for many years, creating a major family of straight-6 engines for the 1970s and 1980s. Contents 1 Predecessors1.1 Moonlight1.2 Kapitan2 1968–19932.1 2.52.2 3.02.3 Lotus3 References4 See also Predecessor..
Opel Tigra
1994 Vauxhall Tigra The Opel Tigra was originally a small coupé from Opel based on its Corsa subcompact car and marketed from 1994 to 2001. It was also sold as the Vauxhall Tigra in the UK and as the Chevrolet Tigra in Brazil and Mexico. Two gasoline-powered engines were available, a smalle..
Opel Trixx
The Opel Trixx (also known as the Opel TRIXX) was a concept car created by Opel. It was first introduced at the 2004 Geneva Motor Show. This city car concept was designed for the traveler's point-of-view because of the many devices built into it. The Trixx used a 1.3 L diesel engine with common ..
Opel Vectra
The Opel Vectra is a large family car produced by Opel, the main European subsidiary of General Motors. In the United Kingdom, it is sold as a Vauxhall. It is also sold in Australasia as a Holden and in Latin America as a Chevrolet, although in Brazil, it has been replaced by a locally dev..
Opel Vivaro
The Opel Vivaro also known in the UK as Vauxhall Vivaro is a medium commercial vehicle originally launched in 2001, and is available in panel van, combi, bus and platform cab configurations. Two wheelbases and two roof heights are available, as well as three diesel engines and a petrol. The vehicl..
Open
Open set (mathematics)Open problem in science and mathematics, a well-defined problem with no known solutionOpen (sport) - A type of competition in tennis and golf (among others) where entry is open to all qualifiers regardless of ageOpen systems* In science, where an open system (system theory) m..
Open'er Festival
The Open'er Festival, commonly called Heineken Open'er Festival in the name of it's main sponsor, is a contemporary music festival held in Gdynia, Poland. Contents 1 History1.1 20021.2 20031.3 20041.4 20051.5 20062 External links2.1 References History 200..
Open, closed, open
Open, closed, open is a technique of playing snare drum rudiments, especially used during auditions. Open, closed, open technique consists of beginning the rudiment very slow and controlled, speeding up evenly until at the maximum speed for the drummer, then slowing back down after maintaining th..
Open-air preaching
Street preacher in Covent Garden with an unusual style Open air preaching is the act of preaching to people in public places, primarily on the street corner where there is a crowd of people. It is also done on college campuses by students, and in parks and other public areas where there is a..
Open-E
Open-E GmbH was founded on September 9, 1998 in Bremen, Germany. The company specializes in developing, producing and world wide distribution of its own NAS (Network Attached Storage) and iSCSI (SAN Storage Area Network over IP) software. In the near future Open-E is planning to introduce more s..
Open-ended
Open-ended may refer to several ideas: In finance, an open-end fund or an Open-Ended Investment Company is a collective investment scheme which can issue and redeem shares at any time,In computer and video games, open-ended is a type of gameplay design.In Poker, open-ended is a situation where the p..
Open-ended (gameplay)
This article or section needs a complete rewrite for }}}. The term open-ended (non-linear or freeform can also be used) refers to dynamic situations or scenarios (specifically in computer and video games) that allow the individual to determine the outcome, rather than result in a predetermined on..
Open-ended (poker)
Open-ended refers to a situation in poker where the player has four of five cards needed for a straight that can be completed at either end. For example, a player with 3♥ 4♥ 5♣ 6♠ is open-ended, because a deuce or a seven would give the player a straight. This situation is..
Open-end fund
An open-end(ed) fund is a collective investment which can issue and redeem shares at any time. An investor can purchase shares in such funds directly from the mutual fund company, or through a brokerage house. Open-ended funds are available in most deveoloped countries, however terminology and oper..
Open-ESB
Project Open ESB is an open-source implementation of JSR-208 (JBI). It extends the JBI specification by creating a enterprise service bus (ESB) from multiple JBI instances. The instances are linked by a proxy-binding, based on JMS. This allows components in separate JBI instances to interoperate in ..
Open-jaw ticket
An open-jaw ticket is an airline ticket in which the traveler returns from a city other than the one he or she arrived at, or in which the final destination is not the same as the original departure city. The trip between these two cities is then made over land, sea or with a separately booked fligh..
Open-label trial
An open-label trial is a type of clinical trial in which both the researchers and participants know which treatment is being administered. This contrasts with single blind and double blind experimental designs, where participants are not aware of what treatment they are receiving (researchers are al..
Open-loop controller
An open-loop controller, also called a non-feedback controller, is a type of controller which computes its input into a system using only the current state and its model of the system. A characteristic of the open-loop controller is that it does not use feedback to determine if its input has achiev..
Open-loop gain
The open-loop gain of an operational amplifier is the gain obtained when no feedback is used in the circuit. Open loop gain is usually exceedingly high; in fact, an ideal operational amplifier has infinite open-loop gain. Typically an op-amp may have an open-loop gain of around [10^5]. Nor..
Open-mid back rounded vowel
Vowels [Edit] - 2× Front N.-front Central N.-back Back Close •  Near-close Close-mid Mid Open-mid Near-open Open Where symbols appear in pairs, the one to the rightrepresents a rounded vowel. IPA &ndas..
Open-mid back unrounded vowel
Vowels [Edit] - 2× Front N.-front Central N.-back Back Close •  Near-close Close-mid Mid Open-mid Near-open Open Where symbols appear in pairs, the one to the rightrepresents a rounded vowel. IPA &ndas..
Open-mid central rounded vowel
Vowels [Edit] - 2× Front N.-front Central N.-back Back Close •  Near-close Close-mid Mid Open-mid Near-open Open Where symbols appear in pairs, the one to the rightrepresents a rounded vowel. IPA &ndas..
Open-mid central unrounded vowel
Vowels [Edit] - 2× Front N.-front Central N.-back Back Close •  Near-close Close-mid Mid Open-mid Near-open Open Where symbols appear in pairs, the one to the rightrepresents a rounded vowel. IPA &ndas..
Open-mid front rounded vowel
Vowels [Edit] - 2× Front N.-front Central N.-back Back Close •  Near-close Close-mid Mid Open-mid Near-open Open Where symbols appear in pairs, the one to the rightrepresents a rounded vowel. IPA &ndas..
Open-mid front unrounded vowel
Vowels [Edit] - 2× Front N.-front Central N.-back Back Close •  Near-close Close-mid Mid Open-mid Near-open Open Where symbols appear in pairs, the one to the rightrepresents a rounded vowel. IPA &ndas..
Open-mid vowel
Vowels [Edit] - 2× Front N.-front Central N.-back Back Close •  Near-close Close-mid Mid Open-mid Near-open Open Where symbols appear in pairs, the one to the rightrepresents a rounded vowel. The open-m..
Open-pit mining
This is an article about a specific type of surface mining. For a more general treatment, see that article. El Chino, located near Silver City, New Mexico, is an open-pit copper mine Open-pit mining, or opencast mining, refers to a method of extracting rock or minerals from the earth by their..
Open-reel
Open-reel tape recorders were the first high-quality method of recording audio. One of the pioneers in this field was Ampex. Another was Revox. Another was Brenell See also Reel-to-reel audio tape recording ..
Open-source advocacy
Open-source advocacy is the practice of attempting to increase the awareness and improve the perception of open-source software. See also Open-source evangelist External links [OSI open-source advocacy reading index][Open-source advocacy website list] ..
Open-source evangelist
An open-source evangelist is a person who promotes open-source software. In some cases, this may be in opposition to commercial software. Leading open-source evangelists include Brian Behlendorf, Tim O'Reilly, Eric Raymond, Linus Torvalds, Mitch Kapor and Paul Vixie. Others that advocate the relate..
Open-source license
An open-source license is a copyright license for computer software that makes the source code available under terms that allow for modification and redistribution without having to pay the original author. Such licenses may have additional restrictions such as a requirement to preserve the name of ..
Open-source software
Open-source software is computer software whose source code is available under a copyright license that permits users to study, change, and improve the software, and to redistribute it in modified or unmodified form. It is the most prominent example of open source development. Contents 1 His..
Open-source unionism
Open-source unionism is a term coined by academics Richard B. Freeman and Joel Rogers to explain a possible new model for organizing workers. In the June 24, 2002 of The Nation magazine they explained: A labor movement that embraced this vision - taking its own historical lessons with diversified ..
Open-sourcing
Open-sourcing is the act of releasing previously proprietary software under an open source/free software license. Notable software packages which have been open sourced include: Netscape Navigator, the code of which became the basis of the Mozilla and Mozilla Firefox web browsersStarOffice, whic..
Open-water diving
Open-water diving has at least two different meanings in SCUBA diving: In the later stages of initial diver training, divers progress from diving in swimming pools to "open water", where "open water" normally means the sea or a lake.Any diving where the surface of the water immediately above the div..
Open-Xchange
--> --> Open-Xchange Server is a collaborative software server that provides users with messaging and advanded collaboration functions. Messaging features include email, anti-spam and anti-virus. Basic collaboration includes calendaring, contacts, task management and private, shared and public..
Open...
Open... was the original interactive television service on BSkyBs Sky Digital platform. Running from launch in 1998 until October 2001, Open... was run by British Interactive Broadcasting (BIB), a consortium owned by BSkyB, British Telecom, HSBC and Matsushita. It was dropped in October 2001 and rep..
Open.tv
OPEN.TV was an hour long live TV show featuring music videos and technology produced by MHz NETWORKS IN Falls Church VA. The show was hosted by Mario Marzette and a group of interns who did the research for features and helped produce the show. ..
Open/closed principle
In object-oriented programming, the open/closed principle states that a class must be both open and closed, where open means it has the ability to be extended and closed means it cannot be modified other than by extension. The idea is that once a class has been approved for use having gone through..
Open64
Open64 is an open source, state-of-art, optimizing compiler for Intel Itanium platform. It was released by SGI company and now mostly serves as a research platform for compiler and computer architecture research groups. Contents 1 Introduction2 The Infrastructure3 IR4 Limitat..
OpenAccess
OpenAccess is a community effort to provide interoperability, including unified data exchange among integrated circuit design tools through an open standard data API and reference database supporting that API for IC design. It is coordinated by the OpenAccess Coalition of EDA industry leaders, incl..
OpenACS
The OpenACS logo The Open Architecture Community System (OpenACS) is an advanced open-source toolkit for developing community web applications licensed under the terms of the GNU GPL. The Open Architecture Community System provides: A large set of applications, that can be used to deploy we..
OpenAFS
OpenAFS is an open source implementation of the Andrew distributed file system (AFS). AFS was originally developed at Carnegie Mellon University, and developed as a commercial product by the Transarc Corporation, which was subsequenly acquired by IBM. At LinuxWorld on 15 August 2000, IBM announced..
OpenAL
OpenAL logo OpenAL (Open Audio Library) is a cross-platform audio API. It is designed for efficient rendering of multichannel three dimensional positional audio. Its API style and conventions deliberately resemble that of OpenGL. Contents 1 History2 API Structure and Functionali..
OpenAntivirus
OpenAntiVirus is an initiative to create an open source antivirus software. OpenAntiVirus is a platform for people seriously interested in antivirus research, network security and computer security to communicate with each other, to develop solutions for various security problems, and to develop new..
OpenAP
OpenAP was the first open source Linux distribution released to replace the factory firmware on a number of commercially available 802.11b wireless access points based on the Eumitcom WL11000SA-N board. This included the US Robotics USR 2450, the SMC Networks 2652W EZconnect Wireless AP and the Addt..
OpenArena
OpenArena is a free/open source 3D computer game that belongs to the "first-person shooter" genre. OpenArena had its first public test release on August 19 2005, the day after the Quake 3 engine GPL source code release and also the last day of Quake Expo 2005. OpenArena is developed mainly using f..
OpenBabel
OpenBabel is free software, a chemical expert system mainly used for converting chemical file formats. Due to the strong relationship to informatics this program belongs more to the category Cheminformatics than to Molecular modelling. It is available for Windows, Unix, and Mac OS. It is distribut..
Openbank
Openbank is an online bank of Banco Santander and therefore part of Grupo Santander. External links [Openbank website][Santander Group website] ..
Openbase
OpenBase is a relational database, originally developed for the OpenStep platform. OpenBase is available today for several platforms, although the bulk of its users are on Mac OS X. The system supports and performs well with common access methods via JDBC and C. However, it is at its best when used..
OpenBase
OpenBase SQL is a relational database server software that delivers scalable performance and fault-proof data protection. First version released in 1991, OpenBase SQL is used for business applications mainly on Mac OS X and also available for Linux, and Microsoft Windows. Some additional features ar..
OpenBC
The correct title of this } is }}}. The initial letter is capitalized due to [Naming conventions #Lower case first lettertechnical restrictions]. openBC (short for "Open Business Club") is a social software platform for enabling a small-world network for professionals. It is used by peopl..
OpenBGPD
OpenBGPD allows normal computers to be used as routers. It is a Unix system daemon that provides a free, open-source implementation of the Border Gateway Protocol version 4. This allows a machine to exchange routes with other systems that speak BGP. OpenBGPD is developed by Henning Brauer and Clau..
Openbill stork
The openbill storks are two species of stork (family Ciconiidae) in the genus Anastomus. They are large wading birds characterized by large bills, the mandibles of which do not meet except at the tip. This feature develops only in the adults. The two species of openbill storks are: Asian Openbill ..
OpenBIOS
OpenBIOS is a free software, portable Open Firmware implementation which is licensed under the terms of the GNU General Public License. See also LinuxBIOS External links [Official website] ..
OpenBook Project
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Openbox
Openbox is a free window manager for the X Window System, licensed under the GNU General Public License. Openbox was originally derived from Blackbox 0.65.0, but has been totally rewritten in the C programming language and, since version 3.0, is not based upon any code from Blackbox. It is designed..
OpenBSD
[Featured articles   ] OpenBSD is a freely available Unix-like computer operating system descended from Berkeley Software Distribution (BSD), a Unix derivative created at the University of California, Berkeley. It was forked from NetBSD, the oldest of the three most po..
OpenBSD security features
The OpenBSD operating system is noted for its security focus and for the development of a number of security features. Contents 1 API and build changes2 Memory protection3 Cryptography and randomization4 Other features5 Notes and references API and build changes Bugs and..
OpenBSD timeline
The following is a summation of the history of the releases of the secure, Unix-like operating system OpenBSD. 1.2: July 1, 1996 -* Creation of the intro(9) man page, for documenting kernel internals. * Integration of the update(8) command into the kernel. 2.0: October 1, 1996 -* the first ..
OpenBSM
OpenBSM is an open source implementation of Sun's Basic Security Module (BSM) Audit API and file format. BSM, which is a system used for auditing, describes a set of system call and library interfaces for managing audit records as well as a token stream file format that permits extensible and genera..
OpenBUGS
OpenBUGS is a computer software for the Bayesian analysis of complex statistical models using Markov chain Monte Carlo (MCMC) methods. OpenBUGS is the open source variant of WinBUGS (Bayesian inference Using Gibbs Sampling). The latest version can run on Windows and Linux, as well as from inside the..
OpenC++
OpenC++ is a software tool to parse and analyze C++ source code. It uses a metaobject protocol (MOP) to provide services for language extensions. The following tools provide similar capabilities: CLOSDMS Software Reengineering ToolkitGCC RDF IntrospectorFlexible object generator languageObjVLispOpe..
OpenCable
OpenCable is a set of hardware and software specifications under development in the United States by CableLabs to "define the next-generation digital consumer device" for the cable television industry. OpenCable uses SCTE standards for the video, transport and various interface requirements, but als..
OpenCable Application Platform
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OpenCanvas
The correct title of this } is }}}. The initial letter is capitalized due to [Naming conventions #Lower case first lettertechnical restrictions]. openCanvas, popularly abbreviated as oC, is an art program for Microsoft Windows popular among Japanese digital artists. Portalgraphics, the c..
Openchoice
OpenChoice is an Internet filtering option being developed by librarians for libraries to use if they choose to implement an Internet filtering policy. OpenChoice is being developed as an open source application by researchers at the University of Texas at Austin. It will use state-of-the-art machi..
OpenCms
OpenCms is an open source content management system based on Java and XML technology. It is distributed by Alkacon Software under LGPL license. It is one of the most powerful CMS applications and has a lot of features such as Browser-enabled work environment, Asset Management, Integrated user manag..
Opencola
For the open-source soft drink see OpenCola. Opencola is a now defunct Toronto-based company founded by Grad Conn, Cory Doctorow and John Henson that made collaboration software. Opencola was also a desktop application by that same company, which enabled users to search, acquire, manage and share i..
OpenCola
For the company see Opencola. ..
OpenCores
OpenCores is a loose collection of people who are interested in developing digital hardware through electronic design automation, with a similar ethos to the free software movement. Currently the emphasis is on digital modules called 'cores', commonly known as IP Cores. The components are used for c..
Opencrypt
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OpenCV
OpenCV is an open source computer vision library developed by Intel. The library is cross-platform, and runs on both Windows and Linux. It focuses mainly towards real-time image processing. The application areas include Human-Computer Interface (HCI)Object IdentificationSegmentation and Recognition..
OpenCVS
OpenCVS is a BSD-licensed implementation of the popular Unix version control software called Concurrent Versions System. OpenCVS is developed as a part of the OpenBSD project by Jean-Francois Brousseau, Joris Vink and others. OpenCVS aims to be as compatible as possible with other CVS implementatio..
OPeNDAP
OPeNDAP, an acronym for "Open-source Project for a Network Data Access Protocol", is a data transport architecture and protocol widely used by earth scientists. The protocol is based on HTTP and the current specification is [OPeNDAP 2.0 draft]. OPeNDAP includes standards for encapsulating ..
OpenDarwin
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Opende
Opende is a village in the northeastern Netherlands, in the province of Groningen. It is part of the municipality of Grootegast. [[nds-nl:De Penne]] ..
OpenDemocracy
The correct title of this } is }}}. The initial letter is capitalized due to [Naming conventions #Lower case first lettertechnical restrictions]. openDemocracy is a website for debate about international politics and culture. Its writers are among some of the most distinguished in the wor..
OpenDesktop
OpenDesktop is: the name of an operating system of SCO Group, see SCO OpenDesktop OpenDesktop was: the formerly name of a GNU/Linux distribution now called Co-CreateLinux This is a [disambiguationdisambiguation] page: a list of articles associated with the same title. If an referred yo..
OpenDNS
OpenDNS is a consumer DNS resolution service. History OpenDNS was launched in July 2006 by hacker/entrepreneur David Ulevitch. It received Venture Capital funding from Minor Ventures which is led by CNET founder Halsey Minor. On July 10th, 2006, the service was covered by digg, Slashdot and Wired N..
OpenDoc
OpenDoc was a multi-platform software componentry framework standard for compound documents, inspired by the Xerox Star system and intended as an alternative to Microsoft's Object Linking and Embedding (OLE). Note: the unrelated OpenDocument file format (formally known as the OASIS Open Document F..
OpenDocument
The OpenDocument format (ODF), short for the OASIS Open Document Format for Office Applications, is an open document file format for saving and exchanging office documents such as memos, reports, books, spreadsheets, databases, charts, and presentations. This standard was developed by the OASIS in..
OpenDocument adoption
This following is an overview of governments and other organizations around the world that are evaluating the use of OpenDocument, an open document file format for saving and exchanging editable office documents. See Standard office document formats debate for more information about the ongoing adop..
OpenDocument Format Alliance
OpenDocument Format Alliance, also ODF Alliance, is a lobby group for OpenDocument office file formats. Members Adullact AssociationAmerican Library AssociationArs Aperta Consulting GroupArk LinuxThe Association of Open Source Suppliers and Vendors in DenmarkCentre for Development of Advanced C..
OpenDocument software
This is an overview of software support for the OpenDocument format, an open document file format for saving and exchanging editable office documents. Contents 1 Current support1.1 Text documents (.odt)1.1.1 Word processors1.1.2 Other applications1.1.2.1 Data management1...
OpenDocument software comparison
The OpenDocument format (ODF), short for the OASIS Open Document Format for Office Applications, is an open document file format for saving and exchanging editable office documents such as text documents (including memos, reports, and books), spreadsheets, databases, charts, and presentations. Th..
OpenDocument standardization
Main article: OpenDocument Process Version 1.0 of the OpenDocument specification was developed after lengthy development and discussion by multiple organizations. The first official OASIS meeting to discuss the standard was December 16 2002; OASIS approved OpenDocument as an OASIS standard on May ..
OpenDocument technical specification
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OpenDOS
OpenDOS is a freeware MS-DOS-compatible operating system. It is not free software, but it is available at no cost. It is one name of CP/M-86, which is better known as Digital Research's DR-DOS. Around the time of the development of DR-DOS 6, Digital Research was acquired by Novell, who rebranded ..
OpenDWG
The OpenDWG file format is a commercial project of The Open Design Alliance to make a fully interchangeable version of the Autodesk DWG Computer Aided Design (CAD) file format to make CAD drawings more accessible and increase competition in the market for CAD software. A number of leading commercial..
OpenDX
OpenDX stands for Open Data Explorer and is IBM's scientific data visualization software. It can handle complex domains (as the mechanical gear or a human brain) along with measured or computed data. The data may be scalar (such as the concentration of a chemical agent in the brain), vector or tens..
OpenEdition
OpenEdition is a POSIX compatible environment present in IBM MVS. ..
Openehr
The openEHR Foundation is a not for profit foundation supporting the open research, development, and implementation of electronic health records (EHRs). Its specifications are based on a combination of 15 years of research into EHRs and new paradigms, including "two-level modelling", implemented as ..
OpenEJB
OpenEJB is an open source, modular, configurable, and extendable EJB Container System and EJB Server, released under the Apache 2.0 License. OpenEJB integrated with J2EE application servers such as Geronimo, and WebObjects. External links [OpenEJB]..
OpenEmbedded
The OpenEmbedded Project (OE for short) provides a framework to create Linux distributions aimed for embedded devices. It was created by merging the achievements of OpenZaurus in addition with contributions of projects like Familiar and OpenSIMpad into a common codebase. OpenEmbedded superseded thes..
OpenEMR
OpenEMR is a medical practice management, electronic medical records, prescription writing, and medical billing application. It is a replacement for medical applications such as Medical Manager, Health Pro, and Misys. It features support for EDI billing to clearing houses such as ProxyMed and Zi..
Opener
In cricket, an opener or an opening batsman is the batsman who "opens" the innings. It is considered an important position in the batting order for several reasons: Opening batsmen must face the new ball which is harder and has a more pronounced seam. This means that it is liable to bounce higher ..
OpenEXR
OpenEXR is a high dynamic range imaging image file format, released as an open standard along with a set of software tools created by Industrial Light and Magic, released under a Free software license similar to the BSD license. It is notable for supporting 16-bits-per-channel floating point values..
OpenEye Scientific Software
OpenEye Scientific Software, Inc. develops large-scale molecular modeling applications and toolkits. Primarily geared towards drug discovery and design, areas of application include structure generation, docking, shape comparison, charge/electrostatics, chemical informatics and visualization. The so..
OpenFacts
The BerliOS OpenFacts Project is a free knowledge database for the collaborative creation of software documentation. Its founders were inspired by the Wikipedia project's approach to collaborative writing of encyclopedia articles. They chose to apply this approach the writing of software documenta..
Openfiler
Openfiler is a project for a free software/open source Network Attached Storage (NAS) OS distribution created by Xinit Systems. Openfiler, combined with the underlying Linux-based operating system, aims to deliver a file-based NAS system and block-based Storage Area Networking (SAN) in a single..
OpenFIRST
The correct title of this } is }}}. The initial letter is capitalized due to [Naming conventions #Lower case first lettertechnical restrictions]. openFIRST is an integrated set of modules which may be used together to create or enhance a web site. It is directed towards teams participati..
OpenFormula
The OpenDocument format (ODF), short for the OASIS Open Document Format for Office Applications, is an open document file format for saving and exchanging editable office documents such as text documents (including memos, reports, and books), spreadsheets, charts, and presentations. This standard w..
OpenFT
OpenFT is a file sharing protocol developed by the giFT project. The name "OpenFT" stands for "Open FastTrack". Despite this, the OpenFT protocol is an entirely new protocol design: only a few ideas in the OpenFT protocol are drawn from what little was known about the FastTrack protocol at the ti..
OpenFTS
OpenFTS is an open source database search engine based on PostgreSQL. It is distributed under the GNU General Public License. From the OpenFTS Website: WHAT is OpenFTS? OpenFTS (Open Source Full Text Search engine) is an advanced PostgreSQL-based search engine that provides online indexing of dat..
OpenFX
OpenFX (also referred OFX) is a 3D program on Windows. It is similar to 3D Studio Max. The exact same name and abbreviation is used for a standard for visual effects image processing plugins for photo manipulation and compositing software. External links [OpenFX image plugins homepage]&#..
OpenG
OpenG is an organized community committed to the development and use of open source LabVIEW tools, applications, frameworks, and documentation. External link [OpenG's website]..
OpenGALEN
OpenGALEN is a not-for-profit organisation where you can download an open source medical terminology. The terminology is written in a formal language, called GRAIL (GALEN Concept Representation Language). Contents 1 Background2 Projects3 References4 External links Background ..
OpenGEM
OpenGEM is a distribution of FreeGEM, a graphical user interface (GUI) for DOS. OpenGEM is a non-multitasking 16bit GUI. OpenGEM is designed to provide commercial quality software for DOS users. In this it differs from projects like the now defunct SEAL GUI, or the unmaintained Desktop2 GUI. For..
OpenGL
OpenGL official logo OpenGL (Open Graphics Library) is a standard specification defining a cross-language cross-platform API for writing applications that produce 3D computer graphics (and 2D computer graphics as well). The interface consists of over 250 different function calls which can be u..
OpenGL++
OpenGL++ was intended to be a powerful layer above the OpenGL 3D graphics system written in C++ that supported object-oriented data structures. The project started as the result of a partnership between SGI, IBM and Intel (and later Digital Equipment Corporation as well) to provide a higher level AP..
Openglad
Openglad is a crossplatform port (using SDL) of the early 1990s-era DOS game Gladiator. Gladiator was originally created by Forgotten Sages Games as shareware, with a requisite registration fee that was required to get at the level editor, extra levels, and extra character classes. Sometime during 2..
OpenGL Architecture Review Board
The OpenGL Architecture Review Board (ARB) is an independent consortium that governs the OpenGL specification. It was formed in 1992, and defines the conformance tests, approves the OpenGL specification and advances the standard. As of November 2004, the voting members are 3Dlabs, Apple Computer, A..
OpenGL ES
OpenGL ES (OpenGL for Embedded Systems) is a subset of the OpenGL 3D graphics API designed for embedded devices such as mobile phones, PDAs, and video game consoles. It is defined and promoted by the Khronos Group, a graphics hardware and software industry consortium interested in open APIs for grap..
OpenGL Performer
OpenGL Performer, formerly known as IRIS Performer and commonly referred to simply as Performer, is a commercial library of utility code built on top of OpenGL for the purpose of enabling hard real-time visual simulation applications. OpenGL Performer was developed by SGI, who continues to maintain ..
OpenGL Shader Builder
OpenGL Shader Builder, developed by Apple Computer provides an integrated environment to develop and debug OpenGL GPU programs (Shaders) under Mac OS X. Contents 1 Features2 Sample Shaders2.1 Fragment Shaders2.2 Vertex Shaders2.3 Text Fragment Shaders3 See also4&n..
OpenGL Utility Toolkit
This article is about the OpenGL toolkit. GLUT can also stand for glucose transporter. The OpenGL Utility Toolkit (GLUT) is a library of utilities for OpenGL programs, which primarily perform system-level I/O with the host operating system. Functions performed include window definition, window con..
OpenGrok
OpenGrok is a fast and usable source code search and cross reference engine. It helps you search, cross-reference and navigate your source tree. It can understand various program file formats and version control histories like SCCS, RCS, CVS and Subversion. In other words it lets you grok (profoundl..
OpenGroupware.org
OpenGroupware.org is a free collaborative software (groupware) server for multiple clients. Projects are either complete or under way to support clients such as Kontact and Novell Evolution over a newly defined protocol named GroupDAV. Features An XML-RPC API for developing clients or integrating w..
OpenH323
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OpenHistory
OpenHistory is a website dedicated to providing an open, free encyclopedia and text of Japanese history created and maintained by Chris Spackman. The About page of the website says (Wikipedia links added): I (Chris Spackman) studied Asian History at the University of Hawaii after getting a B.A. in ..
OpenI
OpenI is a web-based Business Intelligence application. Based on Java EE with the default implementation running on top of tomcat, OpenI is an out-of-box solution for building and publishing reports from XMLA-compliant OLAP data sources such as Microsoft Analysis Services or Mondrian and aims to pro..
OpenID
OpenID is a simple identification mechanism advanced by Brad Fitzpatrick of LiveJournal. It is a distributed, decentralized network, in which your identity is a URL, and can be verified by any server running the protocol. It is part of the Yadis family of protocols. On OpenID-enabled sites, Int..
OpenIllusionist
The OpenIllusionist Project is a computer program for the rapid development of augmented reality applications. OpenIllusionist provides software libraries to make easier the tasks of generating these images, performing the necessary computer vision tasks to interpret the user input, modelling the ..
OpenIndexer
OpenIndexer OpenIndexer is a fulltext search engine for OpenDocument files which allows to find any file on a local drive or a network drive in less than a second by searching for its textual content or meta information. Furthermore, OpenIndexer allows to backup and restore (partially/completely) ..
Opening
Look up [[wiktionary:|}}}]] in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. You may be looking for: Chess openingAl-Fatiha, "The Opening", first chapter of the Qur'anOpening bid, a term from contract bridge. This is a [disambiguationdisambiguation] page: a list of articles associated with the same..
Opening (morphology)
In computer vision and image processing, opening is, together with closing, a basic workhorse of morphological noise removal. Opening removes small objects, while closing removes small holes. These techniques can also be used to find specific shapes in an image. Opening can be used to find things in..
Opening book
Opening books, which discuss chess openings, are by far the most common type of literature on Chess play. These describe many major lines, like Sicilian Defence, Ruy Lopez, and Queen's Gambit, as well many minor variations of the main lines. There are several types of opening manuals: Manuals deal..
Opening credits
Opening credits, in a television program or motion picture, are shown at the beginning of a show and list the most important members of the production. They are usually shown as text superimposed on a blank screen or static pictures, or sometimes on top of action in the show. Some opening credits ..
Opening Day
Opening Day is warmly regarded in North American tradition as the beginning of a new Major League Baseball season. It falls annually around the beginning of April, signaling such a generational feeling of rebirth that the writer Thomas Boswell once penned a book titled, Why Time Begins On Opening Da..
Opening Doors
Opening Doors (also known as OpeningDoors.tv) is a Toronto, Canada based company providing sales coaching and advice to the real estate industry. Opening Doors was founded by Kim Ades in 2006. [Opening Doors - The Sales Company] ..
Opening line
The opening line (also the 'opener' or 'opening') of a novel is the first small section of the full text. As such, it is a very important part of the novel as it must immediately grab the reader's attention and make them wish to continue reading. Despite the name, the length may be considerably shor..
Opening Night
Opening Night is the first performance of a stage show to the public. On Broadway, opening nights are usually gala events with celebrities and the media in attendance. Opening Night (1977) is a movie written and directed by John Cassavetes. Broadway actress Myrtle Gordon (Gena Rowlands) rehearse..
Opening Nights on Broadway
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Opening Night (Curb Your Enthusiasm)
Opening Night is the fourth season finale of the HBO series Curb Your Enthusiasm. It originally aired on March 14, 2004 and was directed by Robert B. Weide, based on a story idea by Larry David. Plot Synopsis [Spoiler warningSpoiler warning]: Plot and/or ending details follow. Ready t..
Opening Notes
Opening Notes, or the Opening Notes Project, is a cultural initiative begun in Wellington, New Zealand. It involves the annual compilation of local music, photography, and literary contributions and the production of a music cd and booklet. This Opening Notes package is then given free of charge, as..
Opening of the mouth ceremony
The Opening of the mouth ceremony (or ritual) was an ancient Egyptian ritual described in funerary texts such as the Pyramid Texts. The ritual involved the symbolic animation of a statue or mummy by pretending to open its mouth so that it could breathe. Sometimes special tools were used to open the..
Opening of the pulmonary artery
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Opening statement
An opening statement is generally the first occasion that the trier of fact (jury or judge) has to hear from counsel in a trial, aside from (depending on jurisdiction) questioning during voir dire. In opening statements, both parties lay out the facts that they expect to bring out at trial so as to..
OpenInk
OpenInk was a group of Glasgow-based writers who came together out of a desire to create publications which offered writers and readers a unique experience. The OpenInk Editorial board was entirely voluntary. One of the editors was a full-time writer woking both on her own writing and as a writer ..
OpenInsight
OpenInsight is a repository-based applications development environment that enables development teams to work collaboratively to design, develop, deploy and scale high-performance business solutions. It is available from Revelation Software. It is available for both Windows and Linux. OpenInsight h..
Openintro
Openintro is a song by the band Frolic, from their album Everything Must Burn. ..
OpenIPO
This does not cite its [[Opentopia:Citing sources|references or sources]]. You can [[Opentopia:WikiProject Fact and Reference Check|help]] Wikipedia by introducing appropriate citations. OpenIPO is a initial public offering (IPO) in the style of a "Dutch auction". ..
OpenJava
OpenJava is a programming tool that parses and analyzes Java source code. It uses a metaobject protocol (MOP) to provide services for language extensions. External links [OpenJava Homepage] ..
OpenJay
OpenJay is a term describing a particular type of computer deejay: a dj using opensource software. This word was first used by Gianluca Romanin (aka J Zar) (founder of the OpenJay.org site) in the [link OpenJ Manifesto]. As he wrote, an OpenJ (or OJ, short for OpenJay), is "a new DJ class,..
OpenJay.org
[link OpenJay.org] is a website founded by Gianluca Romanin (aka J_Zar). It deals with computer djing with opensource software. ..
Openjms
OpenJMS is one the major provider of Java Message Service API, which basically implementates Sun Microsystems's Java Message Service API 1.1 Specification. The current release is OpenJMS 0.7.7-alpha-3. Java Message Service is an asynchronous communication mechanism in the distributed system field...
OpenJPEG
OpenJPEG is an open-source library to encode and decode JPEG 2000 images. Lossless implementation for 16 bit images Contrary to JasPer, OpenJPEG fully respects the JPEG 2000 specification and can compress/decompress lossless 16bit images. External links [OpenJPEG homepage][Universi..
OpenJUMP
OpenJUMP is an open source GIS software written in Java. It is based on JUMP GIS by Vivid Solutions. Features The Beginning of JUMP an OpenSource GIS Why JUMP was left behind and OpenJUMP arose Open formats and other technological stuff Jump GIS Related Web-Sites JUMP GIS ..
OpenKore
OpenKore is a bot designed for use with the Ragnarok MMORPG with the intention of automated playing and/or leveling. OpenKore is a fully free and open-source project. Openkore is an unofficial program and it is considered a violation of the Gravity's Terms of Service. Therefore, using this program ..
Openlab
Openlab is a software package for doing 2D Microscope image processing, and for integrating and controlling a diverse array of instrumentation in a laboratory environment. It consists of a core application which can manage large arrays of image data, and a series of separate plug-in modules which ..
Openlab (CERN)
Openlab is a collaboration between CERN and various industrial partners to develop for use in the Grid. Industrial partners include Enterasys Networks, HP, IBM, Intel Corporation and Oracle Corporation. External links http://proj-openlab-datagrid-public.web.cern.ch/..
OpenLab GNU/Linux
OpenLab GNU/Linux is a Linux distribution from South Africa, created by OpenLab International. It is a binary compatible derivative of Slackware, but follows a different design philosophy. The distribution originally focused particularly on the education market, especially thin client systems, b..
Openlancer
Openlancer is a space simulation computer game developed by the Openlancer Project, which is a part of The Lancers Reactor community. The primary distinguishing feature will probably be its license, Openlancer is an open community developed Free Open Source Game. Contents 1 About The ..
OpenLaszlo
OpenLaszlo is an open source platform for the development and delivery of web applications with a usable human interface (sometimes called Rich Internet Applications) on the World Wide Web. It is released under the Open Source Initiative-certified Common Public License. The OpenLaszlo platform cons..
Openlaw
Openlaw is a project at the Berkman Center for Internet and Society at Harvard Law School aimed at releasing case arguments under a copyleft license, in order to encourage public suggestions for improvement. Berkman lawyers specialise in cyberlaw--hacking, copyright, encryption and so on--and the c..
OpenLDAP
OpenLDAP Software is a free, open source implementation of the Lightweight Directory Access Protocol (LDAP) developed by the OpenLDAP Project. It is released under its own license called the [OpenLDAP Public License]. LDAP is a platform-independent protocol. Several common Linux distri..
OpenLDev
OpenLDev is a graphical front-end to Linux development tools such as gcc, GNU autotools and make. Most Integrated Development Environments (IDEs) are cumbersome and confusing to use, but OpenLDev strives to provide an easy-to-use interface that is both productive for experts and simple for beginner..
OpenLDI
OpenLDI is a high-bandwidth digital interface standard for connecting high-resolution flat panel LCD monitors to computers. OpenLDI uses LVDS signalling. Contents 1 Devices that use OpenLDI1.1 Displays1.2 PCI Video Adapters with OpenLDI connector1.3 Monitor switches1.4 ..
OpenLogos
This is the Open Source version of the Logos Machine Translation System (MT), which is among the largest and most powerful ones. It admits different formats of documents and in a short amount of time they are translated into the two different languages available so far. The result, a draft transla..
OpenLP
OpenLP is a fully featured open source projection solution for churches, licensed under the GNU General Public License. It includes the ability to search through lyrics for certain words; search for bible verses in the bible; display lyrics and bible verses in a friendly way to the congregation; int..
OpenLUG
The Linux User Group OpenLUG was formed by some universitary students of L'Aquila in the winter of the 2001. Many people during the next years joined the group, that now counts about 25 members an a lot of fans. The last event organized by the group has been LinuxDay 2004, the annual Italian nationa..
OpenManage
OpenManage is a Dell, Inc. product consisting of a number of network and systems management applications. Products OpenManage Server Assistant - used to deploy PowerEdge servers.OpenManage Server Administrator - used to manage and monitor currently running servers.OpenManage IT Assistant - the wor..
OpenMarket
Open Market was an ecommerce startup, founded in Cambridge, Massachusetts in early 1994. It went public in 1996 on the Nasdaq exchange under the symbol OMKT, as one of the first ecommerce IPOs. It relocated to Burlington, Massachusetts in early 1998. Open Market was later acquired by divine i..
OpenMath
OpenMath is the name of a document markup language for mathematical formulae. Among other things, it can be used to complement MathML, a standard which mainly focuses on the presentation of formulae, with information about their semantic meaning. OpenMath consists of the definition of "OpenMath Obj..
OpenMAX
OpenMAX logo The Khronos Group's new API OpenMAX is an application programming interface that provides abstractions for routines especially useful for computer graphics, video, and sound, and in devices that process large amounts of data in predictable ways. OpenMAX intends to provide two int..
OpenMG
OpenMG is an SDMI-compliant digital rights management scheme by Sony. It is designed for audio files in ATRAC3 format. The compliant software, eg. Sony SonicStage, is usually capable of transcoding MP3 and wav files to OpenMG/ATRAC3. The file extensions OpenMG-encrypted files are .omg and .oma. Th..
OpenML
OpenML logo Open Media Library (OpenML) is a free, cross-platform programming environment designed by the Khronos Group for capturing, transporting, processing, displaying, and synchronizing digital media (2D and 3D graphics, audio and video processing, I/O, and networking). See also: SDL, A..
OpenMosix
The correct title of this } is }}}. The initial letter is capitalized due to [Naming conventions #Lower case first lettertechnical restrictions]. openMosix is a free cluster management system that provides single-system image (SSI) capabilities, e.g. automatic work distribution among no..
OpenMP
OpenMP logo The OpenMP application programming interface (API) supports multi-platform shared memory multiprocessing programming in C/C++ and Fortran on many architectures, including Unix and Microsoft Windows platforms. It consists of a set of compiler directives, library routines, and envi..
OpenMSX
openMSX is an open source MSX emulator that uses a unique emulation model and tries to achieve the highest level of accuracy possible. It is available for POSIX and Microsoft Windows operating systems. It comes with all bells and whistles, like debugging, a graphical frontend, scriptable in Tcl, sca..
OpenMusic
OpenMusic is an object-oriented visual programming environment for musical composition based on Common Lisp. It may also be used as an all-purpose visual interface to Lisp Programming. External Links [OpenMusic Web Page][Ircam] References Amatriain, Xavier. [Xavier Am..
OpenNAP
OpenNAP is a piece of free software that replicates the functionality of the once-popular Napster peer-to-peer filesharing server. OpenNAP uses a free Napster-like protocol with extended functionality, is released under the GNU General Public License, and runs under Unix-like operating systems, suc..
Opennap-ng
Opennap NG is a free, non-commercial open source server software for Unix and Windows, serving the original Napster peer-to-peer filesharing, to be used with clients such as Lopster/WinLop, XNap, WinMX, AudioGnome, and others. It is the new generation of opennap, after the original author "drscholl"..
Openness
Look up [[wiktionary:|}}}]] in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Openness is related to open source and is a philosophy that is being used as the basis of how various groups and organizations operate. It is a relatively new term to describe this general way of doing things. It is typified by com..
OpenNet Initiative
The OpenNet Initiative is a joint project whose goal is to monitor and report on internet filtering and surveillance practices by nations. The project employs a number of technical means, as well as an international network of investigators, to determine the extent and nature of government-run inter..
OpenNIC
OpenNIC is a user owned and controlled Network Information Center offering a democratic, non-national, alternative to the traditional ICANN-operated Top-Level Domain registries. As of 2006 users of the OpenNIC DNS servers are able to resolve all existing ICANN top-level domains including the gene..
OpenNTPD
OpenNTPD is a Unix system daemon that uses the Network Time Protocol to synchronise clocks of computer systems with a reliable and accurate time source. OpenNTPD is developed as part of the OpenBSD project by Henning Brauer. Its design goals include being secure (non-exploitable), easy to config..
OpenOffice.org
OpenOffice.org is a free and open source office suite, including word processor, spreadsheet, presentation, vector drawing and database components. It is available for many different platforms, including Microsoft Windows, Unix-like systems with the X Window System including GNU/Linux, BSD, Solari..
OpenOffice.org Base
OpenOffice.org Base is the new database module released with OpenOffice.org version 2.0. Currently it is based on the HSQLDB database engine written in Java. Note that another database engine, SQLite, has been considered[link] but the OpenOffice.org team decided to go with HSQLDB after eva..
OpenOffice.org Calc
OpenOffice.org Calc is an open source/free software spreadsheet which is a component of the OpenOffice.org software package. Calc is a spreadsheet similar to Microsoft Excel, with a roughly equivalent range of features. It provides a number of features not present in Excel, including a system whi..
OpenOffice.org Draw
OpenOffice.org Draw is a vector graphics editor comparable to CorelDRAW in features and is part of the OpenOffice.org office suite. It features versatile "connectors" between shapes, which are available in a range of line styles and facilitate building drawings such as flowchart. OpenOffice.org use..
OpenOffice.org Impress
OpenOffice.org Impress is a presentation program similar to Microsoft PowerPoint. It is part of the OpenOffice.org office suite and developed by Sun Microsystems. It can export presentations to Macromedia Flash (SWF) files allowing them to be played on any computer with the Flash player installed. I..
OpenOffice.org Math
OpenOffice.org Math is a tool for creating and editing mathematical formulae, similar to Microsoft Equation Editor and is part of the OpenOffice.org office suite. The created formulae can then be embedded inside other OpenOffice.org documents, such as those created by Writer. It supports multiple fo..
OpenOffice.org Writer
OpenOffice.org Writer is an open source/free software word processor which is a component of the OpenOffice.org software package. Writer is a word processor similar to Microsoft Word, with a roughly equivalent range of features. It provides a number of features not present in Word, including bein..
OpenPBX
:This article is about "free software" as defined by the sociopolitical free software movement; for information on software distributed without charge, see freeware. For other uses, see free software (disambiguation). OpenPBX is a fork of the Asterisk PBX project. It is licensed under the GNU Gene..
Openphoto.net
openphoto.net is a web site offering photographic resources licensed under Creative Commons licenses, launched by Michael Jastremski, a photographer and journalist. Openphoto.net is comprised of two major components; The original 'legacy' version which is 100% the work of Michael, and the 'o2'..
OpenPHPNuke
OpenPHPNuke is an open source website content management system developed in PHP. Different databases are supported. Contents 1 Introduction2 Historical3 Development4 External links Introduction With the help of OpenPHPNuke, online websites can easily be managed via a web b..
OpenPKG
OpenPKG is a Open Source-Package management system for Unix. It is based on the well known RPM-System and allows easy and unified installation of packages onto common Unix-Platforms (Solaris, Linux and FreeBSD). The Project was launched by [Ralf S. Engelschall] in November 2000 and in Jun..
OpenPlay
OpenPlay is the name of an Open Source cross-platform networking library created by Apple Computer. As of version 2.0 of the library, it includes the NetSprockets API in addition to its non-NetSprocket API. OpenPlay compiles and runs on the Mac OS, Mac OS X, Windows and Linux operating systems. Ext..
Openpolitics.ca
The openpolitics.ca [link] wiki is devoted to debates and news regarding politics in Canada. It was instrumental in sparking a debate on the theory of open politics and its relationship to the structure of a political party, electoral system, and duties of government. It grew from the Li..
OpenPower
OpenPower is the name of a range of servers in the eServer line from IBM. They feature IBM's POWER5 CPU's and run Linux. There are currently two models available, the 2 rack unit 710 and the 720, which is available in either a 4 rack unit or a desk side case. Both the 710 and 720 have a variety o..
OpenQM
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OpenRISC
OpenRISC is an open source RISC CPU design by OpenCores released under the GNU Lesser General Public License. The design is implemented in the verilog hardware description language and has been manufactured successfully as an ASIC as well as being hosted in FPGA environments. The GNU toolchain has..
OpenROAD
OpenROAD stands for "Open Rapid Object Application Development". It is a 4GL development language which include a suite of development tools, with built in IDE, Code Repository, allowing applications to be developed and deployed on various platforms. Contents 1 History2 Language struct..
OpenRPG
OpenRPG is a computer-assisted gaming application that allows people to play role-playing games in real-time over the internet. OpenRPG is free open source software, distributed under GNU/GPL license. OpenRPG is developed with the Python programming language, with the wxPython graphical library. It ..
OpenRT
The goal of the "OpenRT Real Time Ray Tracing Project" is to develop ray tracing to the point where it offers an alternative to the current rasterization based approach for interactive 3D graphics. Therefore the project consists of several parts: a highly optimized ray tracing core, the OpenRT-API w..
OpenRTS
OpenRTS is a multiplayer, real-time strategy game, inspired by Command & Conquer. Description OpenRTS is developed as an open source project, with the goal of creating a free and open source RTS game. The game is developed in Python using Pygame. These are the features of the game, as planned: ..
OpenSceneGraph
The OpenSceneGraph is an open source high performance 3D graphics toolkit, used by application developers in fields such as visual simulation, computer games, virtual reality, scientific visualization and modelling. Written entirely in Standard C++ and OpenGL it runs on all Windows platforms, Mac OS..
OpenSearch
OpenSearch is a collection of technologies that allow publishing of search results in a format suitable for syndication and aggregation. It is a way for websites and search engines to publish search results in a standard and accessible format. OpenSearch 1.0 was unveiled in March, 2005. Draft versio..
OpenSees
OpenSees is an open source software framework created at the University of California, Berkeley's Pacific Earthquake Engineering Center. Its purpose is to develop applications to simulate the performance of structural and geotechnical systems subjected to earthquakes. External links [OpenSees ..
OpenSG
OpenSG is a scenegraph system for virtual reality applications based on OpenGL. It runs on IRIX, Microsoft Windows and Linux. External Links [The OpenSG homepage] ..
Openshaw
Openshaw Citadel was the third Salvation Army corps opened in Manchester from August 7 1879 to the 1970s. When the building was opened it was called the Poor Man's Palace. The building is still there, albeit used as a garage. ..
OpenSkills
''' OpenSkills is a global non-profit internally-funded association that promotes the skills of individuals. The pivotal service provided by OpenSkills is the SkillsBase. HR-XML resumes can be imported into the SkillsBase, and/or edited through the SkillsBase web UI. Resumes can be export in HR-..
OpenSky
For other meanings & uses, see Open Sky (disambiguation) OpenSky is a wireless communication system, invented in Massachusetts by a team led by Dr. Dennis Martinez and Dr. John Vaughan, of M/A-COM Inc., now a division of Tyco International's Electronics unit. OpenSky technology applies voice-over-I..
OpenSky Aircraft Project
OpenSky is a Japanese project to create a jet-powered glider inspired by the Mehve aircraft flown by the protagonist in the Hayao Miyazaki anime Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind. As of June 2006, two aircraft prototypes have been constructed, and one has successfully completed a series of 10 unpo..
OpenSL ES
OpenSL ES is a royalty-free, cross-platform, hardware-accelerated audio API for 2D and 3D audio. It provides access to features such as 3D positional audio and MIDI playback. It is made for developers in the mobile and gaming industry and is working toward allowing for easy porting applications of a..
OpenSolaris
OpenSolaris is an open source project created by Sun Microsystems to build a developer community around the Solaris Operating System technology. The project is aimed at developers, system administrators, and users who want to develop and improve operating systems. Over 12,000 community members are r..
OpenSound Control
OpenSound Control (OSC) is a communication protocol which allows musical instruments (especially electronic musical instruments such as synthesizers), computers, and other multimedia devices to share music performance data in realtime over a network. OSC is meant to supersede the MIDI standard, whic..
OpenSPARC
OpenSPARC is an open source project initiated in December 2005. The initial contribution to the project will be the Register transfer level (RTL) Verilog code for a complete 64-bit, 32-thread microprocessor (the RTL to Sun Microsystems' UltraSPARC T1 processor). On March 21, 2006, Sun released the ..
OpenSSH
OpenSSH (Open Secure Shell) is a set of free software computer programs providing encrypted communication sessions over a computer network using the SSH protocol. It was created as an open alternative to the proprietary Secure Shell software. The project is led by Theo de Raadt from Calgary, Alb..
OpenSSI
OpenSSI is a single-system image clustering solution for Linux. The OpenSSI project leverages both HP's NonStop clusters for Unixware technology and other open source technology to provide a full, highly available SSI environment for Linux. Goals for OpenSSI Clusters include availability, scalabili..
OpenSSL
OpenSSL is an open source implementation of the SSL and TLS protocols. The core library (written in the C programming language) implements the basic cryptographic functions and provides various utility functions. Wrappers allowing the use of the OpenSSL library in a variety of computer language..
OpenSSL exception
The OpenSSL exception is a clause added to the GNU General Public License (GPL) by free software developers who want to use OpenSSL with their software. Sometimes also called the OpenSSL license, the GPL plus this exception is a free software license. Contents 1 License incompatibilities1..
OpenStep
The OPENSTEP desktop. OpenStep is an open object-oriented API specification for an object-oriented operating system that uses any modern operating system as its core, principally developed by NeXT. It is important to recognize that while OpenStep is an API specification, OPENSTEP (all capitali..
OpenStreetMap
OpenStreetMap is a collaborative, open source project to develop free geographic data like street maps using both manually entered data and automatic data collection and collation from portable GPS devices. OpenStreetMap is based in the United Kingdom, founded in July 2004 by Steve Coast. In Apr..
OpenSUSE
The correct title of this } is }}}. The initial letter is capitalized due to [Naming conventions #Lower case first lettertechnical restrictions]. openSUSE is a community project, sponsored by Novell Inc., to develop and maintain SUSE Linux. In the past, SUSE Linux was developed behind..
Openswan
Openswan is a complete IPsec implementation for Linux 2.0, 2.2, 2.4 and 2.6 kernels. Openswan began as a fork of the now-defunct FreeS/WAN project, and continues to be released freely under the GNU General Public License. Unlike the FreeS/WAN project, it is not developed exclusively for the Linux..
OpenSymphony
OpenSymphony is an Open Source project dedicated to providing enterprise class J2EE components. Home page: [http://www.opensymphony.com/] OpenSymphony subprojects WebWork - Web application development framework.SiteMesh - Web presentation layer.OSCache - Caching components for web applica..
Opentable.com
Created during the dotcom boom of the late 1990's, OpenTable, Inc. (www.opentable.com), is an on-line restaurant reservation service. Since starting in the San Francisco Bay Area (where it has since partnered with over 500 restaurants), OpenTable, Inc. has expanded to serve many prominent urban are..
OpenThreads
OpenThreads is an open source lightweight cross-platform thread model. It is intended to provide a minimal and complete Object-Oriented (OO) thread interface for C++ programmers. It is loosely modeled on the Java thread API, and the POSIX Threads standards. Architecture The architecture of the l..
OpenTibia
OpenTibia (also Open Tibia Server, OTServ or OTS), is an open-source server package that emulates the protocol of an official Tibia server. Since it's first release in late 2001, OpenTibia Server has become a wide-spread community of developers through which new revisions appear almost daily on th..
OpenTracker
[OpenTracker] is the generic term given to the open source versions of the Tracker and Deskbar desktop management tools for BeOS. The original Tracker and Deskbar were created by Be, Incorporated, as part of BeOS, but were opensourced in late 2000. The project was managed by Be until it..
OpenTransit
OpenTransit is France Telecom's backbone network. It covers Europe, the United States, Japan, Hong Kong, and loops back to Paris. External links [OpenTransit.net][OpenTransit.com][Worldwide network map]..
OpenTTD
OpenTTD is an open source port of the Chris Sawyer game Transport Tycoon Deluxe to C using a disassembly of the original game binaries. Originally closed source, the conversion process from assembly language to C was performed single handedly by Ludvig Strigeus between mid-2002 and March 2004, wi..
OpenTV
OpenTV (NASDAQ: [OPTV]) is an interactive television company founded in 1996. Its main business involves the sale of set-top-box operating systems and software that provide an interactive television experience. The middleware style software layer allowed developers to rapidly code applicat..
OpenType
OpenType is a scalable computer font format initially developed by Microsoft, later joined by Adobe Systems. OpenType was first announced in 1996, with significant number of OpenType fonts starting to ship in 2000–2001. Adobe completed conversion of its entire font library to OpenType around t..
OpenUP
The Open Unified Process (OpenUP) is a part of the Eclipse Process Framework (EPF), an open source process framework developed within the Eclipse open source organization. It provides best practices from a variety of software development thought leaders and the broader software development community..
OpenUP/Basic
The OpenUP/Basic is the most agile and lightweight form of OpenUP, an open source software development process developed as part of the Eclipse Process Framework (EPF, an open source process framework developed within the Eclipse open source organization). OpenUP/Basic was developed at IBM. It wa..
OpenURL
OpenURL is a type of URL that contains resource metadata for use primarily in libraries. National Information Standards Organization (NISO), has developed OpenURL and its data container (the ContextObject) as international ANSI standard Z39.88. The OpenURL standard is designed to support mediated ..
OpenVanilla
OpenVanilla (OV) is a free, open-source text entry (input method) and processing architecture, and includes a collection of popular input methods and text processing filters. It is a bridge between input methods and operation system. It is originally designed to offer a better text entry experienc..
OpenVAS
OpenVAS OpenVAS (previously GNessUs) is a GPL fork of the Nessus security scanner. As a result of recent announcements by Tenable Network Security, we believe a fork of Nessus is required to allow future free development of this tool. -- Tim Brown, OpenVAS web site OpenVAS was originally proposed ..
OpenVG
OpenVG logo OpenVG is a standard API designed by a working group of the Khronos Group. OpenVG is designed for hardware-accelerated 2D vector graphics. It is aimed primarily at cell phones, media and gaming consoles such as the PlayStation 3, and other consumer electronic devices. It will hel..
OpenView
OpenView is a Hewlett Packard product range consisting of an extensive portfolio of network and systems management products. It is most commonly described as a suite of software applications which allow large-scale system and network management of an organization's IT assets. It includes hundreds ..
OpenView Forum International
Contents 1 The Organization2 Governance3 Volunteers4 Services5 External links The Organization OpenView Forum International (OVFI) is a non-profit corporation founded in 1993 by customers of Hewlett-Packard's OpenView products to represent the interests of HP OpenView cus..
OpenView Storage Area Manager
HP OpenView Storage Area Manager (OVSAM) is a Hewlett Packard software suite for management of storage resources and infrastructure. HP OpenView Storage Area Manager provides comprehensive, centralized management across distributed, heterogeneous storage networks. The HP OpenView Storage Area Manag..
OpenVMS
OpenVMS (Open Virtual Memory System or just VMS) is the name of a high-end computer server operating system that runs on the VAX and Alpha family of computers developed by Digital Equipment Corporation of Maynard, Massachusetts (now owned by Hewlett-Packard), and more recently on Hewlett-Packard sy..
OpenVPN
OpenVPN is a VPN package written by James Yonan. It provides the ability to create point-to-point encrypted tunnels between hosts. It allows peers to authenticate to each other using a preshared private key, certificates, or username/password. It makes extensive use of the OpenSSL encryption library..
OpenVXI
OpenVXI is an open source VoiceXML interpreter. External links [Vocalocity's OpenVXI] ..
OpenVZ
OpenVZ is an operating system-level virtualization technology based on the Linux kernel and operating system. OpenVZ allows a physical server to run multiple isolated operating system instances, known as Virtual Private Servers (VPS) or Virtual Environments (VE). As compared to virtual machines su..
Openwall Project
The Openwall Project is a source for various software, including Openwall GNU/*/Linux (Owl), a security-enhanced GNU/Linux-based server platform. Currently Openwall patches and security extensions are included into many major Linux distributions. See also Executable space protectionComparison of ..
Openwares.org
Openwares.org is a public Open Source and Freeware software development web site, providing free publishing, packaging, hosting, and marketing services to individual developers. The mission of Openwares.org is to enrich the global internet community by providing software developers who lack the time..
Openwave
Openwave (formally software.com, phone.com, Unwired Planet and Libris, Inc) is a mobile phone and messaging software and services company based in California, USA. Their mobile browser software has shipped on over one billion handsets, approx 49% of the global browser-capable device shipments. Ope..
OpenWengo
Openwengo is a community of Free Software enthusiasts. The OpenWengo community is sponsored by Wengo, a French SIP provider, itself backed by Neuf Cegetel, a French telco. The first and major piece of software OpenWengo produced is known as WengoPhone Classic, a SIP compliant VoIP client. Sever..
OpenWetWare
[[OpenWetWare:Main Page|OpenWetWare]] is an effort, begun at MIT, to help reduce the barriers to entry for the access, dissemination, and production of biological knowledge. The wiki allows users in various labs to contribute to inter- and intra-lab collaborations. Only registered users are allowe..
OpenWFE
OpenWFE is an Open source WorkFlow Engine. It's written in Java but features bridges from Python, .NET, Ruby, Pnuts and Perl. System Requirements a JDK (Java Development Kit) of version 1.4.x or later. External Links [OpenWFE home][the OpenWFE manual]..
OpenWiki
OpenWiki is a Wiki engine originally implemented in Active Server Pages that can use Microsoft SQL Server, MySQL, Oracle or Microsoft Access as the data source. One distinguishing feature is the use of XSLT for transforming the intermediate XML format into HTML or RSS. OpenWiki is licensed under a ..
OpenWiking
OpenWiking is an OpenSource project that use the original OpenWiki code as base to develop a new generation OpenWiki. Please visit the site for more information: http://www.openwiking.com ..
OpenWindows
OpenWindows file manager OpenWindows was a graphical user interface server for Sun Microsystems workstations which handled SunView, NeWS, and X Window System protocols. OpenWindows is included in Solaris 8. History OpenWindows started its life in the SunOS, using the SunView, followed by N..
OpenWrt
OpenWrt is a GNU/Linux distribution for devices based on boards made by Broadcom, such as WLAN routers made by, among others, Asus, Belkin, Dell, Linksys, US Robotics and Viewsonic. The most popular routers among OpenWRT users seem to be the Linksys WRT54GS and the Asus WL500g deluxe, though the dis..
OpenXDK
OpenXDK is a freeware legal homebrew development system for the Microsoft Xbox. There are two choices when programming software for the Xbox which are OpenXDK which is legal or by downloading the Microsoft Xbox XDK. Downloading/using the XDK is illegal if you are not a licensed Microsoft Xbox develo..
OpenZaurus
The OpenZaurus project was created as an alternative image for the Sharp Zaurus personal mobile tool. The original purpose behind the project was to create an image (kernel + root filesystem) which was a bit closer to what the developer community specifically desired. The method by which this was ac..
Open (album)
Open is Shaznay Lewis' debut album as a solo artist and it was released on July 19, 2004. Shaznay was formerly part of and the major songwriter of All Saints. Contents 1 About the album2 Tracklist3 Singles4 Charts5 External links About the album The title Open was Sha..
Open (application)
The correct title of this } is }}}. The initial letter is capitalized due to [Naming conventions #Lower case first lettertechnical restrictions]. open is a Nextstep & Mac OS X command line application that opens it's argument(s) in the GUI as if the user had double clicked on them. ..
Open (Cowboy Junkies album)
Open is a 2001 album by Cowboy Junkies. It was their third independent release after the end of their contract with Geffen Records, and the first of those to feature new material. The album was released on Latent Records in Canada, and on Zoe Records internationally. Track listing All songs by Mi..
Open (Q-Tip album)
Track listing "Johnny Died" - 3:29"Black Boy" - 4:33"Official" - 3:23"N/A" (featuring Common) - 4:11"Say Something For Me" - 4:01"Interlude" - 0:20"I'm Not Gone Have It" - 3:25"Unknown" - 3:42"Unidentified" - 2:43"Feelings" - 3:38"Where Did You Go" - 3:26"That's Sexy" (featuring André 3000) - 4:2..
Open (sport)
An Open in sports terminology refers to a sporting event which is open to all people, regardless of their age. Opens are usually found in golf or tennis. ..
Open (system call)
In most modern operating systems, a program that needs access to a file stored in a filesystem uses the open system call. This system call allocates resources associated to the file (the file descriptor), and returns a handle that the process will use to refer to that file from then on. After using..
Open access
For other uses, see (disambiguation)}}}. Open access (OA) is the free online availability of digital content. It is best-known and most feasible for peer-reviewed scientific and scholarly journal articles, which scholars publish without expectation of payment. Open Access publishing, where the aut..
Open access (disambiguation)
Open access may refer to one of the following. Open access, an access-provision practice that can take two forms: open access publication and open access self-archivingOpenAccess, a common database initiative in Electronic design automationOpen Access Same-Time Information System, a policy for tran..
Open Access Network
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Open Access Same-Time Information System
The Open Access Same-Time Information System, mainly known by its acronym OASIS, is the web-based system for allocating electric power transmission service in North America. It is the primary means by which high-voltage transmission lines are reserved for moving wholesale quantities of electricity...
Open adoption
Open Adoption is a term generally used to describe a variety of arrangements allowing for contact between members of the so-called 'adoption triad' (adoptive family, biological family, and adopted child). The level of openness in any relationship varies widely, and can mean as little as medical and ..
Open air concert
Please [Glossary#Wwikify] (format) this article or section as suggested in the [Guide to layoutGuide to layout] and the [Manual of StyleManual of Style]. Remove this template after wikifying. This article has been tagged since June 2006. An open air concert is a co..
Open air museum
An open air museum is a distinct type of museum exhibiting its collections out-of-doors. Like other museums, an open air museum is a non-profit making, permanent institution in the service of society and of its development, open to the public, which acquires, conserves, researches, communicates and ..
Open Air Theatre, Regent's Park
The Open Air Theatre in Regent's Park London is a permanent venue with a three to four month summer season. The resident company is the New Shakespeare Company. Each season typically consists of two Shakespeare plays, a musical and a children's show, performed in rotation by the same cast. The 2..
Open Ajax
Open Ajax is a project by several companies to create a standard for Ajax. The goal is to provide a common development tool, named Open Ajax, that is similar to the Eclipse IDE. Supporting Companies IBMBEA SystemsBorlandDojo FoundationEclipse FoundationGoogleLaszlo SystemsMozilla FoundationNovellOp..
Open All Hours
Ronnie Barker, Lynda Baron and David Jason Open All Hours was a BBC sitcom written by Roy Clarke which ran for four series (26 episodes in all) between 1976 and 1985, with a pilot episode from the Seven of One series. It centres around a small grocer's shop in Balby, a village in South Yorksh..
Open All Night
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Open and closed lakes
Open and closed lakes refer to the major subdivisions of lakes - bodies of water surrounded by land. An open lake is a lake where water constantly flows out under almost all climatic circumstances. Because water does not remain in an open lake for any length of time, open lakes are always fresh wat..
Open and closed maps
In topology, an open map is a function between two topological spaces which maps open sets to open sets. That is, a function f : X → Y is open if for any open set U in X, the image f(U) is open in Y. Likewise, a closed map is a function which maps closed sets to closed sets. Note that neither ..
Open and Free Technology Community
IRC networks QuakeNet Undernet IRCnet EFnet DALnet freenode GameSurge Rizon Aitvaras AbleNET AfterNET AustNet Blitzed ChatAutism ChatX DeltaAnime Enter The Game EsperNet GameRadius IRCHighway LinkNet NetGamers Phishy SlashNET StarLink.Org StarLink-IRC VKT The Open an..
Open architecture
Open architecture is a type of computer architecture that allows users to upgrade their hardware in all of the computer hardware & components (for example the IBM PC has an open architecture). This is the opposite of a closed architecture, where the hardware manufacturer chooses the components, and ..
Open Architecture System Integration Strategy
In the late 1980s, Apple Computer was increasingly worried about the legion of graphical user interfaces about to be released that would compete with the Mac OS. In addition to improved versions of Microsoft Windows, which had previously been unsuccessful, they were now facing IBMs Presentation Mana..
Open archive
An open archive is an institutional repository or some other web-accessible digital database that is compliant with the Open Archives Initiative Protocol for Metadata Harvesting (OAI-PMH). ..
Open Archives Initiative
The Open Archives Initiative (OAI) is an attempt to build a "low-barrier interoperability framework" for digital archives (aka "institutional repositories") containing digital content (aka "digital libraries"). It allows people (Service Providers) to harvest metadata (from Data Providers). This met..
Open Archives Initiative Protocol for Metadata Harvesting
OAI-PMH (Open Archives Initiative Protocol for Metadata Harvesting) is a protocol developed by the Open Archives Initiative. It is used to harvest (or collect) the metadata descriptions of the records in an archive so that services can be built using metadata from many archives. The protocol is usu..
Open Arms
Open Arms may refer to: Open Arms (Journey song), later covered by Mariah CareyOpen Arms (Tina Turner song) This is a [disambiguationdisambiguation] page: a list of articles associated with the same title. If an referred you to this page, you may wish to change the link to point directl..
Open Arms (song)
"Open Arms" is a song originally recorded by American rock band Journey and written by Steve Perry and Jonathan Cain, two of the band's members. It is a ballad depicting the struggle of lovers who are trying to reconcile by starting anew with "open arms". It was covered by American pop/R&B singer M..
Open Artwork System Interchange Standard
Open Artwork System Interchange Standard (OASIS (TM)) is a specification for hierarchical integrated circuit mask layout data format for interchange between EDA software, IC mask writing tools and mask inspection tools. The name OASIS is a trademark of the Semiconductor Equipment and Materials Ins..
Open at
Open AT® Software Suite is cellular wireless development environment which provides the ability to utilise the resources of Wavecom Wireless CPUs for developing custom software applications in standard ANSI C. The Open AT® Software Suite is made up of 5 core elements: Contents 1 Open ..
Open Audio License
The Open Audio License is a free music license, created in 2001 by the Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF). It provides freedom and openness of use for music and other expressive works. The EFF now encourages artists to use the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike license instead of the Open Au..
Open Aviation Area
The Open Aviation Area is the aspirational name given to the Community Air Transport Agreement between the EU member states and the United States. The expectation is that this agreement will replace the various bilateral Air Service Agreements between the Member States and the USA, some of which ar..
Open a can of Whoop Ass
To "Open A Can of Whoopass" is a fast emotional and physical change of ones present self into a state of rage and violence often directed at a focus of irritation or anger. A person generally is in a state of mild mannerment to slight irritation and then suddenly snaps emotionally. This results i..
Open Back-End
In software, an Open Back-End is a piece of functionality which is used by various Front-End applications. For example, the Open Back-End might be a big number crunching Server which is used by various customers which each have their own bespoke Front end, API or GUI. All the Front-Ends would format..
Open back rounded vowel
Vowels [Edit] - 2× Front N.-front Central N.-back Back Close •  Near-close Close-mid Mid Open-mid Near-open Open Where symbols appear in pairs, the one to the rightrepresents a rounded vowel. IPA &ndas..
Open back unrounded vowel
Vowels [Edit] - 2× Front N.-front Central N.-back Back Close •  Near-close Close-mid Mid Open-mid Near-open Open Where symbols appear in pairs, the one to the rightrepresents a rounded vowel. IPA &ndas..
Open Bible Standard Churches
Part of a of articles onChristianity     History of Christianity Timeline of Christianity The Apostles Ecumenical councils Great Schism The Crusades Reformation The Trinity God the Father God the Son (Jesus Christ) God the Holy Spirit The Bible Old Testament · LXX ..
Open Bioinformatics Foundation
The Open Bioinformatics Foundation is a non profit, volunteer run organization focused on supporting open source programming in bioinformatics. See also BioinformaticsBioJavaBioPerlBioPipeBioPythonBioRuby External links [Official website][Bioinformatics News] ..
Open Biological Ontologies
Open Biological Ontologies, now renamed Open Biomedical Ontologies is an effort to create controlled vocabularies for shared use across different biological and medical domains. See also Gene ontology[List of open ontologies]List of types of proteins at wikipedia*List of proteins at wikip..
Open Biomedical Ontologies
Contents 1 Introduction2 OBO Foundry3 Related Projects4 External links Introduction [Open Biomedical Ontologies] (formerly Open Biological Ontologies) is an effort to create controlled vocabularies for shared use across different biological and medical domains. As o..
Open bolt
A semi or fully-automatic firearm is said to fire from an open bolt if, when ready to fire, the bolt and working parts are held to the rear. When the trigger is pulled the bolt goes forward, feeding a round from the magazine into the chamber and firing it. Like any other self-loading design without..
Open book decomposition
In mathematics, an open book decomposition (or simply an open book) is a decomposition of a closed oriented 3-manifold M into a union of surfaces (necessarily with boundary) and solid tori. Open books have relevance to contact geometry, with a famous theorem of Emmanuel Giroux (given below) that sho..
Open Book Management
Open Book Management is a management technique originated by Jack Stack and his team at Springfield Remanufacturing and popularized in 1995 by John Case. The method, as the title implies, is to give employees all relevant financial information about the company so they can make better decisions as ..
Open Brethren
Part of a of articles onChristianity     History of Christianity Timeline of Christianity The Apostles Ecumenical councils Great Schism The Crusades Reformation The Trinity God the Father God the Son (Jesus Christ) God the Holy Spirit The Bible Old Testament · LXX ..
Open Business
This article lacks information on the [Importanceimportance] of the subject matter. If you are familiar with it, please expand the article, or discuss its significance on the talk page. Open Business is in general the concept of doing business in a transparent way by intimately integrating..
Open Buy Back
Open Buy Back, OBB, is a discountable securities traded in the Nigerian Inter-Bank financial market. An Open Buy Back is a money market instrument used to raise short term capital. It is a form of borrowing using Nigerian Government Securities as collateral. It is an open ended transaction with both..
Open campaign
An open campaign can encompass several definitions. An open campaign may be a set of public protest actions against a person (e.g. a politician), an organization (e.g. a private education association), or a corporation. In most cases, people who organise an open campaign are people willing to act..
Open Canada Cup
The Open Canada Cup is a Canadian soccer competition, similar in concept (but not in prestige) to tournaments such as the FA Cup and the Coppa Italia. The competition is ostensibly open to all professional and amateur soccer teams in Canada, but in practice is only entered by the teams of the Canadi..
Open Carry
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Open CASCADE
Open CASCADE is a software development platform for 3D CAD, CAM, CAE, etc. It is available under an LGPL-like license for Linux, Solaris, and Windows. Open CASCADE is developed and supported by Open CASCADE S.A. External links [Open CASCADE Homepage] ..
Open catalogue
Open catalogue is open content or free content in the form of catalogues, i.e., structured databases with information about products or other stored items in a standardized format. A catalogue implies categorization or classification of the items involved, and database normalization to increase the ..
Open circuit
Open circuit can mean: in electronics, the absence of a load through which electric current would otherwise flow. This can be represented by an infintely large resistance or impedance.in breathing set design, a set (e.g. ordinary sport scuba) through which the user breathes and then exhales to the s..
Open city
In war, in the event of the imminent capture of a city, the government/military structure of the country that owns the city will sometimes declare it an open city, thus announcing that they have abandoned all defensive efforts. The attacking armies of the opposing military will then be expected not ..
Open class
Open class may mean: Open class (linguistics)Open class (horse racing) This is a [disambiguationdisambiguation] page: a list of articles associated with the same title. If an referred you to this page, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. ..
Open classroom
An open classroom is a student-centered classroom design format popular in the United States in the 1970s. In its most extreme form, entire schools were built without walls, which made teaching loudly disruptive. It has been largely abandoned and discredited, and students in schools which were buil..
Open class (horse racing)
Term used in Standardbred Harness racing to mean that the event is open to all comers. It is usually a horse race for champions that have progressed through from lower graded races. The equivalent in thoroughbred racing is a Group One race. ..
Open class (linguistics)
In linguistics, an open class (or open word class) is a word class that accepts the addition of new items, through such processes as compounding, derivation, coining, borrowing, etc. Typical open word classes are nouns, verbs and adjectives. Open-class words are not considered part of the core lang..
Open class system
An open class system is the stratification that facilitates social mobility, with individual achievement and personal merit determining social rank. The hierarchical social status of a person is achieved through their effort. Any status that is based on family background, ethnicity, gender, and re..
Open Clip Art Library
The Open Clip Art Library project aims to create a collection of vector clip art that can be used for free for any use. The project was started in early 2004, and as of September 2005 it incorporates over 6500 images from over 500 artists, and offers the entire library as a free download. The im..
Open Closed Principle
The open closed principle of object oriented design states: Software entities like classes, modules and functions should be open for extension but closed for modifications. Links [The Open-Closed Principle]..
Open cluster
An open cluster is a group of up to a few thousand stars that were formed from the same giant molecular cloud, and are still loosely gravitationally bound to each other. In contrast, globular clusters are very tightly bound by gravity. Open clusters are found only in spiral and irregular galaxies, i..
Open Cluster Framework
Open Cluster Framework (OCF) is a set of standards for computer clustering. External links [OCF website] ..
Open Cluster M103
This article is about the open cluster. For the New York City bus route, please see 100th Street Bus Depot. For the tank, please see M103 heavy tank NGC 581 Open Cluster M103 (also known as Messier Object 103, Messier 103, M103, or NGC 581) is an open cluster in the Cassiopeia constellation. I..
Open Cluster M21
Messier 21 Open Cluster M21 (also known as Messier Object 21 or NGC 6531) is an open cluster in the constellation Sagittarius. It was discovered and catalogued by Charles Messier on June 5, 1764. M21 is a relatively young cluster of a mere 4.6 million years of age and contains about 57 stars. ..
Open Cluster M26
Messier 26 Messier 26 Open Cluster M26 (also known as Messier Object 26 or NGC 6694) is an open cluster in the constellation Scutum. It was discovered by Charles Messier in 1764. M26 spans about 22 light years across and is at a distance of 5,000 light years from the Earth. The brighte..
Open Cluster M34
Messier 34 2MASS image of M34 (taken in infrared band; falsecolor) Open Cluster M34 (also known as Messier Object 34 or NGC 1039) is an open cluster in the constellation Perseus. It was discovered by Giovanni Batista Hodierna before 1654 and included by Charles Messier in his catalog of ..
Open Cluster M35
Open Cluster M35 (also known as Messier Object 35, Messier 35, M35, or NGC 2168) is an open cluster in the Gemini constellation. It was discovered by Philippe Loys de Chéseaux in 1745 and independently discovered by John Bevis before 1750. External links [Messier 35, SEDS Messier pages] ..
Open Cluster M36
Open Cluster M36 (also known as Messier Object 36, Messier 36, M36, or NGC 1960) is an open cluster in the Auriga constellation. It was discovered by Giovanni Batista Hodierna before 1654. M36 is at a distance of about 4,100 light years away from Earth and is about 14 light years across. There are a..
Open Cluster M37
Open Cluster M37 (also known as Messier Object 37, Messier 37, M37, or NGC 2099) is the richest open cluster in the Auriga constellation. It was discovered by Giovanni Batista Hodierna before 1654. With an average telescope about 150 stars can be identified in it. External links [Messier 37, S..
Open Cluster M39
Open Cluster M39 (also known as Messier Object 39, Messier 39, M39, or NGC 7092) is an open cluster in the Cygnus constellation. It was discovered by Charles Messier in 1764. M39 is at a distance of about 800 light years away from Earth. External links [Messier 39, SEDS Messier pages] ..
Open Cluster M41
Open Cluster M41 (also known as Messier Object 41, Messier 41, M41, or NGC 2287) is an open cluster in the Canis Major constellation. It was discovered by Giovanni Batista Hodierna before 1654 and was perhaps known to Aristotle about 325 BC. M41 is lying about 4 degrees nearly exactly south of Siriu..
Open Cluster M46
Messier 46 Open Cluster M46 (also known as Messier Object 46 or NGC 2437) is an open cluster in the constellation Puppis. It was discovered by Charles Messier in 1771. M46 is at a distance of about 5,400 light-years away from Earth with an estimated age of about 300 million years. The cluster..
Open Cluster M47
Messier 47 Open Cluster M47 (also known as Messier Object 47 or NGC 2422) is an open cluster in the constellation Puppis. It was discovered by Giovanni Batista Hodierna before 1654 and independently discovered by Charles Messier on February 19, 1771. M47 is at a distance of about 1,600 light-..
Open Cluster M48
Messier 48 Open Cluster M48 (also known as Messier Object 48, Messier 48, M48, or NGC 2548) is an open cluster in the Hydra constellation. It was discovered by Charles Messier in 1771. M48 is visible to the naked eye under good atmospheric conditions. Its age is estimated to amount 300 million ..
Open Cluster M50
Messier 50 Open Cluster M50 (also known as Messier Object 50 or NGC 2323) is an open cluster in the constellation Monoceros. It was perhaps discovered by G.D. Cassini before 1711 and independently discovered by Charles Messier in 1772. M50 is at a distance of about 3,000 light-years away from ..
Open Cluster M52
NGC 7654 Open Cluster M52 (also known as Messier Object 52, Messier 52, M52, or NGC 7654) is an open cluster in the Cassiopeia constellation. It was discovered by Charles Messier in 1774. M52 can be seen from Earth with binoculars. External links [Messier 52, SEDS Messier pages] ..
Open Cluster M67
Messier 67 Open Cluster M67 (also known as Messier Object 67, Messier 67, M67, or NGC 2682) is an open cluster in the Cancer constellation. It was discovered by Johann Gottfried Koehler in 1779. At an estimated age of 3.2 billion years, M67 is one of the oldest known open clusters. External li..
Open Cluster M93
Messier 93 Open Cluster M93 (also known as Messier Object 93 or NGC 2447) is an open cluster in the constellation Puppis. It was discovered by Charles Messier in 1781. M93 is at a distance of about 3,600 light years from Earth and has a spatial radius of some 10 to 12 light years. Its age is ..
Open Cluster NGC 225
NGC 225 The Open Cluster NGC 225 (also known as Sailboat Cluster is an open cluster in the Cassiopeia constellation. It was discovered by Caroline Herschel in 1784. External links [NGC 225, SEDS NGC Pages] ..
Open Cola
Open Cola can refer to: OpenCola - an open source soft drink.Opencola - a Toronto-based company that makes collaboration software. This is a [disambiguationdisambiguation] page: a list of articles associated with the same title. If an referred you to this page, you may wish to change the..
Open Colinux
OPEN COLINUX is a commercial distribution for the Cooperative Linux. It automates the configuration of TCP/IP-Networking and the X-Server. It can be found at [commercial Colinux distribution]. External Links [OPEN COLINUX] ..
Open collector
Open-collector is one of the many different electrical input/output standards in digital designs today. Contents 1 Definition of Open-Collector2 Applications of Open-Collector Devices3 Possible Problems with Open-Collector Devices4 References Definition of Open-Collector Ope..
Open College of the Arts
The Open College of the Arts is a distance learning independent arts college, based in Barnsley in South Yorkshire in the United Kingdom. It is an accredited partner college of the University of Glamorgan and also has affiliations with the Open University. The College offers a Diploma in Higher E..
Open Communication
Open Communication, or Open Access to Communication resources, is a special case of Open Access, a concept which is used in many contexts, including access to immaterial as well as physical assets, such as intellectual property rights and physical communication links. Open Access in the context of ..
Open communion
Part of the series onCommunion also known as "The Eucharist" or "The Lord's Supper" ..
Open community
Open community is a community with many social relations to other communities. It is contrasted with closed community - one with few links to other communities.[Hickey] References Raymond Hickey, Motives for Language Change, [link] ..
Open compensation plan
An open compensation plan (or system or policy) is one with a defined pay scale and no rules about keeping employee pay confidential. Open compensation plans are noted for reducing employee [[wiktionary:turnover|turnover]]. One example of an organization with an open compensation system is the U.S...
Open Compliance and Ethics Group (OCEG)
The Open Compliance & Ethics Group (OCEG) is a 501(c)3 nonprofit based in the United States that provides guidelines, standards, benchmarks, tools and online resources to help organizations drive performance via integrated governance, risk management, compliance and ethics. ..
Open constituencies (Fiji)
History of Fiji Timeline Discovery The rise and fall of Cakobau Colonial Fiji Fiji since 1970 Main article Constitutional crisis of 1977 Coups of 1987 Coup of 2000 Main article Timeline - Mutinies Aftermath - AllegationsMara deposed - Iloilo plotInvestigations - TrialsCourt Martial - Military..
Open Constitutional Initiative
The Open Constitutional Initiative (OCI) is an organization in the People's Republic of China that advocates the rule of law and greater constitutional protections. On 8 June 2004, Chinese internet authorities shut down its web site without specifying a precise reason. Since 2002, online independen..
Open Containers
OpenContainers (aka OC) is an open C++ containers library, similar to the C++ Standard Template Library (aka the C++ STL or STL) or Boost library. OpenContainers addresses threading issues (see below) that the STL does not. The OC also has tools to make the C++ environment feel more like Python ..
Open container law
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Open content
Open content, coined by analogy with "open source" describes any kind of creative work including articles, pictures, audio, and that is published in a format that explicitly allows the copying of the information. Technically, it is share alike without any prohibitions or otherwise. Content can be..
Open Content Alliance
The Open Content Alliance is a consortium of non-profit and for-profit groups which is dedicated to building a free archive of digital text and multimedia. It was conceived in 2005 by Yahoo and the Internet Archive. It was conceived in response to Google Book Search's closed nature, and aims to ke..
Open Content License
The Open Content License (OPL) is a license designed for distribution of open content material. This license is not compatible with the GFDL in that it does not allow the Open Content License licensed material, or derivation of such material to be sold in a commercial packaging, (ie. a non-commercia..
Open Content Project
The Open Content Project was a project dedicated to creating Open content. Primarily designed for academics, the project's Open Publication License can easily be adapted to the needs of the artist or other content provider. The Open Content Project is now closed and has been succeeded by Creative C..
Open Country
Open Country is a designation used for some UK access land. It was first defined under the 1949 National Parks Act (and extended by the 1968 Countryside Act), and was land over which an appropriate access agreement had been made. In particular significant upland areas of the northern Peak District..
Open Court Publishing Company
The Open Court Publishing Company is a publisher with offices in Chicago and La Salle, Illinois. It is part of the Carus Publishing Company of Peru, Illinois. Open Court was founded in 1887 by Edward Hegeler of the Matthiessen-Hegeler Zinc Company, at one time the largest producer of zinc in the Un..
Open Data-Link Interface
The Open Data-Link Interface (ODI), developed by Apple and Novell, serves the same function as Microsoft and 3COM's Network Driver Interface Specification (NDIS). Originally, ODI was written for NetWare and Macintosh environments. Like NDIS, ODI provides rules that establish a vendor-neutral interfa..
Open Database Connectivity
In computing, Open Database Connectivity (ODBC) provides a standard software API method for using database management systems (DBMS). The designer of ODBC aimed to make it independent of programming language, database system and operating system. Contents 1 Description2 History3 Br..
Open decision-making process
This term is used in the [Wikinews mission statement], along with [[w:neutrality|neutrality]] and [[w:free content|free content]], as "key principles which have made Wikipedia and the other Wikimedia websites what they are today". It seems that a wiki policy page is in order to publicly de..
Open design
Open Design is a term that applies to the investigation and potential of open source and the collaborative nature of the internet to create physical objects. People apply their skills and time to projects for the common good, perhaps where funding or commercial interest is lacking. The "Open Desi..
Open Desktop Workstation
The Open Desktop Workstation, also referred to as ODW is a PowerPC based computer, by Austin-based Genesi. The ODW has an interchangeable CPU card allowing for a wide range of IBM and Freescale Semiconductor Microprocessors. Complete specifications for the hardware are available through [Power...
Open DeviceNet Vendors Association
Open DeviceNet Vendors Association (ODVA) is an international organization that supports computing network technologies based upon the Common Industrial Protocol (CIP). These include DeviceNet, EtherNet/IP, CIP Safety and CIP Sync. Members of OVDA include representatives of leading automation compan..
Open de Baleares
The Open De Baleares was a European Tour golf tournament which was played annually from 1988 to 1995. It had five names in eight years. It was staged at various courses on Majorca and Mallorca, two of the Balearic Islands of Spain. The most notable winner was five times major championship winner Sev..
Open de España
The Open de España (formerly the Spanish Open) is the national open golf championship of Spain and is held in San Roque Golf Club. It was founded in 1912 and has been part of the European Tour's schedule since the inception of the Tour in 1972. It has had several sponsored names and is currently ca..
Open de France
For the tennis tournament, see French Open (tennis). The Open de France is a European Tour golf tournament. It is the oldest national open in Continental Europe, having been inaugurated in 1906, and has been part of the European Tour's schedule since the tour's inception in 1972. Since the turn o..
Open Diary
Open Diary is an online diary community, an early example of social networking software. Founded on October 19, 1998, it is the oldest such community on the internet. The founder of Open Diary and its sister site Teen Open Diary is Bruce Ableson, known on the Open Diary website by the title of his..
Open Directory
Open Directory may refer to several things: The Open Directory Project (ODP), a human-maintained directory of websites also known as DMOZApple Open Directory, an LDAP-compatible directory service for Mac OS X Server This is a [disambiguationdisambiguation] page: a list of articles associa..
Open Directory License
The Open Directory License is a license for open content used by the Open Directory Project. It is like many open source licenses, which are used for many types of software and sometimes its corresponding documentation. Examples of this strategy may include or ChefMoz, MusicMoz and OpenWine. The Op..
Open Directory Project
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Open Document Architecture
The Open Document Architecture (or sometimes referred to as Office Document Architecture or just ODA) is a standard document file format created by the ITU-T to replace all proprietary document file formats. It should not be confused with the OASIS Open Document Format for Office Applications, also ..
Open Document Interchange Format
The Open Document Interchange Format is the binary transport part of the standard document file format described in the Open Document Architecture, created by the ITU-T to replace proprietary document file formats. It is based on Abstract Syntax Notation 1. External links [T. category at ITU-..
Open Doors
Open Doors is an international Christian mission supporting persecuted non-denominational Christian believers in countries where Christianity is socially or legally discouraged or oppressed. It was founded in 1955 by Anne van der Bijl, a Dutchman more widely known as Brother Andrew, who made his fir..
Open Doors, Closed Windows
Open Doors, Closed Windows was released in 1991 on Ché Records in the UK. It was Disco Inferno's debut album, and would be released in the United States four years later as part of the band's compilation album, In Debt. Tracklist Emigre (4:41)Interference (4:33)Leisuretime (3:37)Set Sail ..
Open Door Alternate School
Open Door Alternate School is a public alternate high school program in Vernon, British Columbia part of School District 22 Vernon. ..
Open Door Policy
The Open Door Policy is the maintenance in a certain territory of equal commercial and industrial rights for the nationals of all countries. As a specific policy, it was first advanced by the United States, but it was rooted in the typical nation clause of the treaties concluded with China after the..
Open Door Presbyterian Church
Contents 1 History2 Missions Statement3 Location4 Leaders4.1 Korean Congregation4.2 English Ministry4.3 Youth Ministry4.4 Children's Ministry5 External links History Originally known as Korean Orthodox Presbyterian Church (KOPC), the church was founded..
Open drain
Open drain is one of the many different electrical input/output standards in digital designs today. Definition of Open-Drain Open-drain refers to the drain terminal of a MOSFET transistor. (The analog for BJT devices is the open collector.) An open drain terminal is connected to ground in the low v..
Open Dynamics Engine
The Open Dynamics Engine (ODE) is a physics engine. Its two main components are a rigid body dynamics simulation engine and a collision detection engine. It is free software licensed both under the BSD license and the LGPL. ODE was started in 2001 and has already been used in many applications and ..
Open D tuning
Open D tuning is an open tuning for the acoustic or electric guitar. The open string notes in this tuning are: DADF#AD. It uses the three notes that form the triad of a D major chord: D, the root note; A, the perfect fifth; and F#, the major third. When the guitar is strummed without fretting any o..
Open eBook
Open eBook (or OeB) is the e-book format based on XML format and defined by Open eBook Publication Structure Specification (OeBPS). Specification release history August 2002 — OEBPS 1.2 Recommended Specification ReleasedJune 2001 — OEBPS 1.0.1 replaces OEBPS 1.0September 1999 — OEB..
Open economy
Economies Sectors and Systems   Closed economy   Dual economy   Gift economy   Informal economy   Market economy   Mixed economy   Open economy Participatory economy   Planned economy   Undergro..
Open educational resources
The term "Open Educational Resources" was first adopted at UNESCO's 2002 Forum on the Impact of Open Courseware for Higher Education in Developing Countries funded by the William and Flora Hewlett Foundation. Open Educational Resources are digitized materials offered freely and openly for educators,..
Open Europe
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Open Fest
Open Fest is a festival for new music held annually in Rochester, New York. Open Fest was formed in the summer of 2003 by saxophonist Daniel Bennett, Andrew Cloninger, and Rich Oppedisano. The vision of Open Fest was to create a platform for diverse musical groups to perform. From traditional Taiwa..
Open fiber control
Open fiber control is a protocol to ensure that a both ends of a fiber optic cable are connected before laser signals are transmitted in order to protect people from eye damage. ..
Open fields doctrine
Please [Glossary#Wwikify] (format) this article or section as suggested in the [Guide to layoutGuide to layout] and the [Manual of StyleManual of Style]. Remove this template after wikifying. This article has been tagged since April 2006. The Open Fields Doctrine i..
Open field system
The open field system was the prevalent agricultural system in Europe from the Middle Ages to as recently as the 20th century in places. From the 12th century onwards it was gradually replaced by inclosure. Open fields appeared to have developed in the medieval period, and were particularly well su..
Open file
tright In chess, an open file is a file with no pawns. In the diagram, the e-file is an open file. An open file can provide a line of attack for a rook or queen. Having rooks and/or queens on ..
Open File Manager
Open File Manager is a software for accessing exclusively opened and locked files in windows. Open File Manager is owned and operated by StBernard Software. See also File lockingVolume Shadow Copy ServiceFile Access Manager ..
Open Financial Connectivity
Open Financial Connectivity (OFC) is an obsolete file format for financial transaction information. It has since been replaced by OFX. External links [Press release announcing OFX] ..
Open Financial Exchange
Open Financial Exchange (OFX) arising from Microsoft's OFC and Intuit's Open Exchange is a data-stream format for exchanging financial information. The OFX standard was announced on the 16 January 1997 by Microsoft, Intuit and CheckFree and was designed as a unified technical specification to conve..
Open Fire
Open Fire is Y&T's second album. It was recorded live in 1985 and released in 1985. Tracks Open FireGo For the Throat25 Hours a DayRescue MeSummertime Girls (Studio Version)ForeverBarroom BoogieI Believe in You ..
Open Firmware
Open Firmware (also, OpenBoot) is a hardware-independent firmware (computer software which loads the operating system), developed by Sun Microsystems, and used in post-NuBus PowerPC-based Apple Macintosh computers, Sun Microsystems SPARC based workstations and servers, IBM POWER systems, and Pegasos..
Open format
An open format is a published specification for storing digital data, usually maintained by a non-proprietary standards organization, and free of legal restrictions on use. For example, an open format must be implementable by both proprietary and free/open source software, using the typical license..
Open front rounded vowel
Vowels [Edit] - 2× Front N.-front Central N.-back Back Close •  Near-close Close-mid Mid Open-mid Near-open Open Where symbols appear in pairs, the one to the rightrepresents a rounded vowel. IPA &ndas..
Open front unrounded vowel
Vowels [Edit] - 2× Front N.-front Central N.-back Back Close •  Near-close Close-mid Mid Open-mid Near-open Open Where symbols appear in pairs, the one to the rightrepresents a rounded vowel. IPA &ndas..
Open FX
Open FX is an Open-Source free modeling and animation studio, distributed under the GNU General Public License, created by Dr. Stuart Ferguson, who made the decision to release the source code to the public in the middle of 1999. The product, formerly named SoftF/X, was renamed to OpenFX. A powerfu..
Open Games
In chess, "open" games are those which begin with the white player moving the king's pawn two squares forward and the black player replying with the same move. (In chess notation, 1. e4 e5.) In contrast, semi-open games are those in which the black player does not respond with 1. ... e5, but a move..
Open gaming
Open gaming is the movement within the role-playing game (RPG) industry that is somewhat analogous to the open source software movement. "Open gaming" can also be used to refer to a type of game event, typically at game conventions, where players are free to join at any time. This article deals with..
Open Gaming License
The Open Gaming License (also Open Game License or OGL) is an open content license designed for role-playing games. It was published by Wizards of the Coast in 2000 to license their Dungeons & Dragons 3rd edition game as the System Reference Document, or SRD, in a move spear-headed by Ryan Dancey. I..
Open Gaz de France
Open Gaz de France is a Tier II tennis tournament on the WTA Tour held in Paris, France. Held since 1993, the tournament is played on indoor hard courts. Martina Navratilova, Serena Williams and Amélie Mauresmo hold the record for the most singles titles: 2. Contents 1 Past finals1.1&nbs..
Open Geospatial Consortium
The Open Geospatial Consortium, or OGC, is an international voluntary consensus standards organization. In the OGC, more than 300 commercial, governmental, nonprofit and research organisations worldwide, collaborate in an open consensus process encouraging development and implementation of standards..
Open GI
Open GI is a software company based in Evesham, Worcestershire. The company was recently formed after a management buyout, separating it from parent PLC Misys Open GI supplies entirely proprietary software to the Insurance Broking market and has the largest market share in the UK. Systems run on Mi..
Open Government Information Awareness
The Open Government Information Awareness was a project at MIT to provide US citizens with software tools to construct a database on the US government. As of November 2004 the project is no longer being developed. Contents 1 Mission2 Context3 Technology4 GIA is an example of i..
Open Graphics Project
The Open Graphics Project (OGP) aims to design an open architecture and standard for graphics cards, targeting open source operating systems. The first short-term goal is to implement a prototype PCI graphics card dubbed OGD1 using a field-programmable gate array (FPGA) chip. Although this card w..
Open Grid Services Architecture
The Open Grid Services Architecture (OGSA) describes an architecture for a service-oriented grid computing environment for business and scientific use, developed within the Global Grid Forum (GGF). OGSA is based on several other Web service technologies, notably WSDL and SOAP, but it aims to be larg..
Open Grid Services Infrastructure
The [Open Grid Services Infrastructure (OGSI)] was published by the Global Grid Forum (GGF) as a proposed recommendation in June 2003. Originally intended to provide an infrastructure layer for the Open Grid Services Architecture (OGSA), OGSI takes the statelessness issues (along with othe..
Open Hall, Newfoundland and Labrador
Open Hall is a community in the province of Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. See also List of communities in Newfoundland and Labrador External links [Open Hall site] ..
Open Hand
Open Hand is a Californian rock band. They formed in 2000 and are signed to the hardcore punk/metal orientated Trustkill label. They have been touring extensively throughout 2005 and 2006 sharing the stage with various different bands. Contents 1 Current Line Up2 Previous Members3 ..
Open handed playing
Please [Glossary#Wwikify] (format) this article or section as suggested in the [Guide to layoutGuide to layout] and the [Manual of StyleManual of Style]. Remove this template after wikifying. This article has been tagged since July 2006. Open handed playing refers t..
Open hearth furnace
Open hearth furnaces are one of a number of kinds of furnace where excess carbon and other impurities are burnt out of pig iron to produce steel. Since steel is difficult to manufacture due to its high melting point, normal fuels and furnaces were insufficient and the open hearth furnace was develop..
Open Heart Symphony
Open Heart Symphony is a 1996 album by Spirit of the West, in collaboration with the Vancouver Symphony Orchestra. The band recorded two shows with the orchestra on May 12, 1995 and May 13, 1995. The shows included several renditions of the band's best known songs, and an entire album's worth of ..
Open Heart Zoo
This album has been given a regular capital ‘O’ for reference purposes. Øpen Heart Zoo #redirect [[Template:Fact]] is a 2002 album by British alternative rock musician Martin Grech. The haunting title track became famous when it was used by Lexus in a commercial. Track listing Here It Comes ..
Open Homes
Open Homes is a Canadian home improvement television show, unique in that it helps people prepare their homes for sale on the open market. The series airs in Canada on Prime on Friday evenings at 11 p.m. EST, and also on W through the weekend day. The series was airing as of April 2004. ..
Open House
Open House can refer to several things: [[wiktionary:open house]] - a real estate termOpen House (film) - a 2004 independent filmOpen House (TV series) - 1989-1990 FOX sitcomOpen House (novel) - a 2000 novel by Elizabeth BergOpen House (1964 series) - a 1964 BBC seriesOpen House (Ireland) - an Iris..
Open House (1964 TV series)
Open House was a 1964 BBC TV series presented by Gay Byrne, Peter Haigh and Robert Robinson. External links ..
Open House (film)
Open House is a 2004 real estate musical film starring Anthony Rapp, Sally Kellerman and Kellie Martin, and directed by Dan Mirvish, a co-founder of the Slamdance Film Festival. It played on the film festival circuit in 2004-2005 and is getting a DVD release on November 15 through Wellspring Media...
Open House (novel)
Open House was a 2000 novel by U.S. author Elizabeth Berg. It was also an Oprah's Book Club selection in 2000. Plot summary [Spoiler warningSpoiler warning]: Plot and/or ending details follow. Throughout the 20 years of her marriage, Samantha Morrow has been content with her life, thou..
Open House (TV series)
Open House was a Fox sitcom (August 27, 1989–July 21, 1990), and spinoff from Duet. Starring Alison LaPlaca as Linda, the former studio executive who brought the same zeal pushing costly houses for Juan Verde Real Estate as she did working at World Wide Studios, Open House also had Mary Page ..
Open House (TV Series)
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Open House London
A queue of people waiting to look around the Bank of England on 17 September 2005 Open House London is an organisation which promotes appreciation of architecture by the general public. It organises tours, lectures, educational projects for children and so on, but it is best known for Open ..
Open House Party
Open House Party is an American radio show hosted on Saturday nights by John Garabedian that promotes itself as "the biggest party on the planet." It focuses on playing contemporary hit radio (CHR) music, a modern variation of top 40. The show started in 1988 and is syndicated by SupeRadio to more ..
Open ICEcat
Open ICEcat is an Open Content project under the Open Content License in which an open catalogue is created for product information. Editors are participating manufacturers. The users of the product content are distributors, resellers, comparison websites or online shopping directories, enterprise ..
Open implementation
Open implementation is a term used to describe computing systems where the implementation is accessible to users. Open implementation allows users of a program to alter pieces of a program in order to fit their specific needs. With this technique it is far easier to write general tools, though it ..
Open Innovation
Open Innovation is a term promoted by Henry Chesbrough, a professor and executive director at the Center for Open Innovation at Berkeley. The central idea behind open innovation is that in a world of widely distributed knowledge, companies cannot afford to rely entirely on their own research, but ..
Open interest
Open interest denotes the total number of derivative contracts, such as futures and options, that are currently active on: a specific underlying security, andthat have identical terms. That is, the total contracts for a specific strike price and expiration date, that have been traded, but have not y..
Open interest (futures)
Open interest is the number of "open" contracts of derivatives like futures and options that have a time limit after which they expire. Open interest in a derivative is the sum of all contracts that have not expired, been exercised or physically delivered. External links [Open Interest]&#..
Open Invention Network
The Open Invention Network (OIN) is a company that acquires patents and offer them royalty free "to any company, institution or individual that agrees not to assert its patents against the Linux operating system or certain Linux-related applications" (Press release of November 10, 2005 [link�..
Open Inventor
Open Inventor, originally IRIS Inventor, is a C++ object oriented “retained mode” 3D graphics API designed by SGI to provide a higher layer of programming for OpenGL. Its main goals are better programmer convenience and efficiency. Contents 1 Early history2 Raison d'être3&..
Open Jedi Project
The Open Jedi Project, abbreviated OJP, is an open source modification for Raven Software's [[Star Wars Jedi Knight: Jedi Academy]]. It aims to work on fun, interesting, and useful game features from which everyone can benefit. It is categorised into two parts: Basic and Enhanced. The team is curren..
Open kinetic chain exercises
Open Kinetic Chain Exercises (OKCE) These exercises are performed typically where the hand or foot is free to move. These exercises are typically non-weight bearing, with the movement occurring at the elbow or knee joint. If there is any weight applied it is applied to the distal portion of the limb..
Open Knowledge Base Connectivity
Open Knowledge Base Connectivity (OKBC) is a protocol and an API for accessing knowledge in knowledge representation systems like ontology repositories or object-relational databases. It is somewhat complementary to the Knowledge Interchange Format that serves as a general representation language f..
Open Knowledge Initiative
The Open Knowledge Initiative (O.K.I.) is an organization responsible for the specification of software interfaces comprising a Service Oriented Architecture (SOA) based on high level service definitions. Contents 1 Description2 More Information3 Vendors & Adopters4 Refere..
Open learning
Open learning is a teaching method that is, among others, founded on the work of Célestin Freinet and Maria Montessori. Open learning is supposed to allow pupils self-determined, independent and interest-guided learning. More recent work on open learning has been conducted by the pedagogues Hans Br..
Open letter
An open letter is a letter that is intended to be read by a wide audience. They usually take the form of a letter addressed to an individual that is also provided to the public through newspapers and other media. Especially common are critical open letters addressed to political leaders. Letter..
Open Letter to Hobbyists
The Open Letter to Hobbyists was an open letter written on February 3, 1976 by Bill Gates, the founder of Microsoft. Some contend the letter became an important milestone for the development and expansion of "proprietary software" in the retail software market. Similarly it is also considered an imp..
Open list
Open list describes any variant of party-list proportional representation where voters have at least some influence on the order in which a party's candidates are elected. This as opposed to closed list, which allows the usually much fewer, active, voting party members to determine the order of its ..
OPEN LOOK
OpenWindows file manager OPEN LOOK or OpenLook was an early graphical user interface (GUI) specification developed by Sun Microsystems and AT&T in the early 1990s for UNIX workstations. It had its origins in SunOS 2.1, SunView, and Sun's Motorola 68000–based UNIX workstations. OpenLoo..
Open mail relay
An open mail relay is an SMTP (e-mail) server configured in such a way that it allows anyone on the Internet to relay (i.e. send) e-mail through it. Contents 1 History and technology2 Abuse by spammers3 Anti-spam efforts against open relays4 Modern-day proponents5 Externa..
Open mapping theorem
In mathematics, there are two theorems with the name "open mapping theorem". Functional analysis In functional analysis, the open mapping theorem, also known as the Banach-Schauder theorem, is a fundamental result which states: if A : X → Y is a surjective continuous linear operator between Bana..
Open market
In economics, the open market is the term used to refer to the environment in which bonds are bought and sold. To intervene in the "business cycle", a central bank may choose to go into the open market and buy or sell government bonds, which is known as open market operations to increase reserves...
Open market operation
Open market operations are the means of implementing monetary policy by which a central bank controls its national money supply by buying and selling government securities, or other instruments. Monetary targets, such as interest rates or exchange rates, are used to guide this implementation. Since..
Open marriage
Close Relationships Attachment Bonding Boyfriend Cohabitation Divorce Friendship Family Girlfriend Jealousy Love Marriage Monogamy Open Marriage Polyamory Polyandry Polygamy Polygynandry Polygyny Sexuality Separation Swinging Widowhood This does not cite its [[Opentopia:Citing source..
Open matte
[[Image:Open matte film illustration.jpg|right|thumbnail|250px|A frame from a 35mm film print. Here, the picture is framed for the intended theatrical aspect ratio (inside the yellow box). Picture outside the yellow box is matted out when the film is shown in widescreen. For [[4:3]] television versi..
Open Media Commons
The Open Media Commons, sometimes referred to as the Open Media Commons initiative, is a computer industry group whose goal is to "develop open, royalty-free digital rights management and codec solutions". One of their largest supporters is Sun Microsystems, who released their internal digital right..
Open Media Framework Interchange
Open Media Framework (OMF) or Open Media Framework Interchange (OMFI) is a platform-independent file format intended for transfer of digital media between different software applications. It is used by programs like Avid, Final Cut Pro, SONAR, Nuendo, Cubase, Logic Pro and Pro Tools. Avid systems ..
Open Media Network
The Open Media Network (OPN) is a P2PTV application powered by Kontiki grid network technology. Kontiki is a commercial replacement for BitTorrent. OPN functions as a large, centrally controlled grid network for the distribution of free radio and TV content over P2P. The Open Media Network clien..
Open Mediterrania
The Open Mediterrania was a European Tour golf tournament which was played at several different golf courses in Spain from 1990 to 1995. It had four different names in six years. The major championship winners Ian Woosnam and Jose Maria Olazabal each claimed the Open Mediterrania title twice. The pr..
Open Method of Coordination
The open method of coordination or OMC is a relatively new and intergovernmental means of governance in the European Union, based on the voluntary cooperation of its member states. Contents 1 Overview2 Development of the OMC: from EMU to the EES3 The OMC in Social Inclusion4 ..
Open mike
An open mike is a live show where audience members may perform at the microphone. Usually the performers sign up for a time slot with the host or master of ceremonies. A typical time slot is 3 songs or 15 minutes. Open mikes commonly fall into three categories: ComedyMusicPoetry and spoken word "Op..
Open Mike with Mike Bullard
Open Mike with Mike Bullard was a Canadian late-night talk show which aired from 1997 to 2003 late-nights on CTV and on the Comedy Network in primetime. It was hosted by comedian Mike Bullard and initially taped at a crowded studio at the back of Wayne Gretzky's restaurant in Toronto, Ontario befor..
Open Mind Common Sense
Open Mind Common Sense is an artificial intelligence project based at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology Media Lab whose goal is to build a large common sense knowledge base from the contributions of many thousands of people across the Web. Since its founding in 1999, it has accumulated more ..
Open Mind Surgery
Open Mind Surgery is an international experimental electronica music and music art co-op project founded in 2005. Its founding members are Mex-Ca-Lin, Kid E. Fidlah, Hyper Cock and Dutch Ovens. Beginnings The earliest beginnings of the group were some months before it became formally known as Ope..
Open mines doctrine
The open mines doctrine is a term of real property. Under the open mines doctrine depletion of natural resources constitutes waste (law) unless consumption of such resources constitutes normal use of the land, as in the case of a life estate in coal mine or a granite quarry. The life tenant cannot..
Open Mobile Alliance
The Open Mobile Alliance (OMA) is a standards body which develops open standards for the mobile industry. Contents 1 Principles2 History3 Links with other standards bodies4 Example specifications5 External links Principles Mission. Its mission is to provide interoperabl..
Open mobile terminal platform
The Open Mobile Terminal Platform (or OMTP) is a set of evolving recommendations created by the operator-sponsored OMTP group for providing a common application framework for mobile phones. The specification is 'air interface' and 'handset operating system' agnostic. OMTP is willing to work with or ..
Open Morris
Open Morris is one of the three umbrella groups for morris dance sides in England. It was formed primarily by members of Fenstanton Morris (near Huntingdon) in the early 1980s as a response to the male-only policy of the Morris Ring and the female-only riposte of the Morris Federation (although, by..
Open Mosix
openMosix What is openMosix? openMosix is a Linux kernel extension for single-system image clustering. This kernel extension turns a network of ordinary computers into a supercomputer for Linux applications. Once you have installed openMosix, the nodes in the cluster start talking to one another ..
Open Motif
Screenshot of an application that uses the Open Motif toolkit Open Motif (or, unofficially, OpenMotif) is a source code release of the Motif computer programming toolkit by The Open Group, the current owners of Motif. Open Motif has the same functionality and source code as Motif, but is off..
Open Motto
An Open Motto is a public motto that is used to express the unique ideals and/or standards of a fraternity or sorority. Examples of Open Mottoes From the National Panhellenic Conference sororities - Alpha Chi Omega: Together Let Us Seek The Heights Alpha Delta Pi: We Live For Each Other Alp..
Open MPI
Open MPI is a project combining technologies and resources from several other projects (FT-MPI, LA-MPI, LAM/MPI, and PACX-MPI) in order to build the best Message Passing Interface (MPI) library available. A completely new MPI-2 compliant implementation, Open MPI offers advantages for system and soft..
Open music
Open Music is music that is shareable, available in "source code" form, allows derivative works and is free of cost for non-commercial use. It is the concept of "open source" computer software applied to music. [Source - Magnatune.com] Open Music is one of the general responses to the RIAA..
Open Music Model
The Open Music Model is an economic and technological framework for the recording industry proposed in 2003, which suggests that the only viable system for distributing music online is through a DRM-free peer-to-peer file sharing system. It is based on earlier research[#endnote_MITpaper] co..
Open Music System
Open Music System (OMS) is a virtual studio management application by Opcode for the Classic Mac OS. Similar to FreeMIDI by Mark of the Unicorn and Audio MIDI Setup by Apple, OMS is used to manage MIDI devices by providing applications and the Mac OS with information regarding the physical setup ..
Open network architecture
In telecommunications, and in the context of Federal Communications Commission's (FCC) Computer Inquiry III, Open network architecture (ONA) is the overall design of a communication carrier's basic network facilities and services to permit all users of the basic network to interconnect to specific b..
Open Network Computing Remote Procedure Call
ONC RPC, short for Open Network Computing Remote Procedure Call, is a widely deployed remote procedure call system. ONC was originally developed by Sun Microsystems as part of their Network File System project, and is sometimes referred to as Sun ONC or Sun RPC. ONC is considered "lean and mean", bu..
Open News Network
Open News Network is a movement started in 2003 in San Jose California to provide a free and independent news medium as an alternative source for corporate news. The movement believes that all news is subjective. However by providing a medium for citizens to contribute different perspectives of the ..
Open O
Open o (majuscule: Ɔ, minuscule: ɔ) is a letter of the extended Latin alphabet. In the International Phonetic Alphabet, it represents the open-mid back rounded vowel. It is used in the orthographies of many African languages using the African reference alphabet. Unicode In Unicode, the majuscule..
Open Ocean Performance Sixties
The Open Ocean Performance Sixty, or simply Open 60, is a class of trimaran racing yacht defined by the Ocean Racing Multihull Association. These boats are specified to be between 59 and 60 feet long and are intended to compete in a variety of events. Other prominent restrictions on an Open 60: LOA..
Open Orthodox University
The Open Orthodox University is a Russian theological educational institution founded by Fr. Alexander Men shortly before his death in 1990. ..
Open Outcast
Open Outcast: The Hidden Gate is the free sequel to the computer game Outcast. Contents 1 General2 The creators3 Technical data4 External links General The cause for the foundation of the project were mainly the bankrupcy of Appeal and the persevering fan community, who have ..
Open outcry
Open outcry is the name of a method of communication between professionals on a stock exchange or futures exchange which involves shouting and the use of hand signals to transfer information primarily about buy and sell orders. An example of a stock exchange which uses this system is the New York S..
Open outsourcing
Open outsourcing is a Socioeconomic movement resulting from the marriage of the open source movement and the recent trend towards the international outsourcing of programming. Open outsourcing makes open source technology more accessible to businesses and individuals by employing an inexpensive in..
Open patent
The open patent movement seeks to build a portfolio of patented inventions that can freely be distributed under a copyleft-like license. These works could be used as is, or improved, in which case the patent improvement would have to be re-licensed to the institution that holds the original patent,..
Open Payment Initiative
Contents 1 Open Payment Initiative (O.P.I.)1.1 Term1.2 Versions1.3 Technical solution1.4 International installations1.5 References1.6 Links Open Payment Initiative (O.P.I.) Term The Open Payment Initiative, or O.P.I. for short, was launched to standardize the ap..
Open Peer Commentary
Open Peer Commentary was first implemented by the anthropologist Sol Tax ([1907-1995]), who founded the journal Current Anthropology, published by University of Chicago Press in 1959. It consists of soliciting (and publishing) commentary on a peer-reviewed "target article" from a dozen or ..
Open Platform Management Architecture
Open Platform Management Architecture (OPMA) is an open, royalty free standard for connecting a modular, platform hardware management subsystem (an "mCard") to a computer motherboard. Platform hardware management generally refers to the remote monitoring of platform hardware variables such as fan s..
Open Polar Sea
The Open Polar Sea was a hypothesized ice-free ocean surrounding the North Pole. This unproven (and eventually, demonstrated false) theory was once so widely believed that many exploring expeditions used it as justification for attempts to reach the North Pole by sea, or to find a navigable sea rou..
Open politics
The open politics combines traditions of the free software and open content movements with postmoderism, and promotes a decision making method claimed to be a more open, less antagonistic, and more capable of determining what is in the public interest with respect to public policy issues. Cont..
Open pollination
Open pollination is pollination by insects, birds, wind, or other natural mechanisms. The seeds of open-pollinated plants will produce new generations of those plants. This is in contrast with hybrid plants, which are artificially cross-bred varieties that do not produce reliable seed. ..
Open port
Open port is a TCP/IP port number that is configured to accept packets. Contrast with a "closed port," which is set to deny all packets with that port number.[Pcmag.com encyclopedia term] Open port is considered as potential security risk and acts as an avenue for attack. hackers use Port..
Open position
In couples dancing, open position refers to positions in which partners are connected primarily at the hands as opposed to closer body contact, as in closed position. Many forms of dancing utilize this position. Swing (East Coast, West Coast, Lindy Hop), and Latin are primary examples, but an op..
Open Power Template
Open Power Template is a template engine written in PHP 5. It is used to generate dynamic web application content, like HTML or RSS, by placing the script results inside special tags, such as . The syntax includes not only programming-language-like instructions, but also high-level structures: secti..
Open Prepress Interface
For the Italian commune, see Opi, Italy. Open Prepress Interface (OPI) is a collection of PostScript-language comment conventions that enable a page-layout program to use low or medium resolution images (usually TIFF) for layout and proofing, and have a prepress system or OPI server automatically su..
Open primary
An Open Primary is a type of direct primary open to voters regardless of their party affiliation. Voters need not publicly declare their party affiliation but must vote for candidates of only one party. The opposite is a closed primary, in which only registered members of a party may vote. In Ore..
Open problem
An open problem is a problem that can be formally stated and for which a solution is known to exist but which has not yet been solved. It is common in graduate schools to point out open problems to students. However, Fermat's last theorem and the Four color theorem are two notable open problems that..
Open programming language
The Open Programming Language (OPL) is an embedded programming language for portable devices that run the Symbian Operating System, which can be found on e.g. the Nokia 9200, 9300 and 9500 Communicator series mobile telephone/PDA and the Sony Ericsson's P900, P990, M600 and W950 series. OPL is an in..
Open proxy
For Wikipedia policies on open proxy editing, see [No open proxies]. An open proxy is a proxy server which is accessible by any Internet user. Generally, a proxy server allows users within a network group to store and forward web services such as DNS, e-mail and web pages so that the ban..
Open Publication License
Open Publication License (but not OPL) is a license used for creating free and open publications created by the Open Content Project. The license is generally focused at academics, however some artists have found it suitable to their tastes. The OPL is now largely defunct, and its creator suggests ..
Open publishing
Indymedia logo Open publishing is a process of creating news or other content that is transparent to the readers. They can contribute a story and see it instantly appear in the pool of stories publicly available. Those stories are filtered as little as possible to help the readers find the sto..
Open quantum system
In physics, an open quantum system is a quantum system which is found to be in interaction with an external quantum system, the environment. The open quantum system can be viewed as a distinguished part of a larger closed quantum system, the other part being the environment. Open quantum systems a..
Open Quartz
Open Quartz is a free/open source 3D computer game that belongs to the "first-person shooter" genre. See also List of free first-person shootersFirst-person shootersFreeDoom, a similar effort but for Doom External links [Open Quartz website][Project page at the Linux Game Tome]..
Open Range
Open Range is a 2003 movie based on the novel The Open Range Men by Lauran Paine. The film was produced by, directed by, and starred Kevin Costner. Also starring were Robert Duvall and Annette Bening. Supporting actors: Abraham Benrubi - MoseMichael Gambon - Denton BaxterMichael Jeter - PercyDie..
Open range
"Open range" may refer to: RangelandThe movie Open Range This is a [disambiguationdisambiguation] page: a list of articles associated with the same title. If an referred you to this page, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. ..
Open reading frame
An open reading frame or ORF is any sequence of DNA or RNA that can be translated into a protein. In a gene, ORFs are located between the start-code sequence (initiation codon) and the stop-code sequence (termination codon). ORFs are usually encountered when sifting through pieces of DNA while try..
Open Realty
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Open Reduction Internal Fixation
Open Reduction Internal Fixation (ORIF) is a medical procedure. Open reduction refers to open surgery to set bones, as is necessary for some fractures. Internal fixation refers to fixation of screws and/or plates to enable or facilitate healing. Rigid fixation prevents micromotion across lines of f..
Open relationship
See also open marriage. An open relationship denotes a relationship (usually between two people) in which participants are free to take other partners; where the couple making this agreement are married, it is an open marriage. While 'open relationship' is sometimes used as a synonym to 'polyamory'..
Open rescue
redirect [[Template:Animal liberation]] Open rescue is a term for a form of direct action practiced by certain animal rights and animal welfare activists. The aim of open rescue is to rescue animals perceived to be in pain and suffering, generally and to give these animals veterinary treatment and ..
Open research
In the spirit of free and open source software (F/OSS), open research is conducted in much the same way. Its "source code" is made public, that is, its sources and methodologies are open to scrutiny and the results are publicly provided, often posted on the internet free to download. Issues of copyr..
Open Rights Group
The Open Rights Group (ORG) is a UK-based organisation that hopes to preserve digital rights and freedoms by serving as a hub for other cyber-rights groups campaigning on similar digital rights issues. Like the EFF, it will campaign against the entertainment industry's attempts to limit what people ..
Open Road
Open Road may refer to :- An album:* Open Road (album) an album by folk singer Donovan. * Open Road an album by pop singer Gary Barlow. * Open Road an album by the celtic band The Boys of the Lough. * Open Road an album by the jamband Strangefolk. A song:* Open Road (BA song) a song by rock singer ..
Open Road (album)
Open Road is the eighth studio album, and ninth album overall, from Scottish singer-songwriter Donovan. It can also be considered the debut album from the band Open Road. Open Road was released in the US sometime before July 25, 1970 (Epic Records E 30125 (stereo)), and in the UK sometime before Se..
Open road tolling
Open road tolling (ORT) is the collection of tolls on toll roads in three or more adjacent lanes without the use of lane dividing barriers or toll-booths. The major advantage to ORT is that users are able to drive through at highways speeds without having to slow for barriers. In some installations..
Open Romania
The BCR Open Romania is an ATP tennis tournament taking place September every year in Bucharest, Romania. The tournament was first held in 1993, with Goran Ivanisevic winning the singles title. The tournament has yet to see a Romanian singles winner (even though the 2005 edition saw two Romanian pla..
Open Root Server Confederation
The Open Root Server Confederation, Inc. (ORSC) is a non-profit organization, incorporated in 1998, which manages an alternate DNS root. It was originally formed to bid on a contract to manage the main root DNS servers but the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers ICANN was instead sel..
Open Root Server Network
Open Root Server Network (ORSN) is a network of root nameservers for the Internet, operating since February 2002. Its root zone information is normally kept in synchronization with that of the network coordinated by ICANN. The networks are thus compatible, although ORSN are operated independently fr..
Open sandwich
Smoked and salted horse meat on a sandwich. An open sandwich, also known as an open face sandwich, is a sandwich consisting of one slice of bread with one or more food items on top of it. It is the common, traditional sandwich type in the Scandinavian countries, where it is typically eaten a..
Open Science Grid
The Open Science Grid is a national production-quality grid computing infrastructure for large scale science, built and operated by a consortium of U.S. universities and national laboratories. The OSG Consortium was formed in 2004 to enable diverse communities of scientists to access a common grid i..
Open Scripture Information Standard
Open Scripture Information Standard (OSIS) is an XML application (or schema), that defines tags for marking up Bibles, theological commentaries, and other related literature. The OSIS schema was developed by the Bible Technologies Group, a joint committee sponsored by the American Bible Society and..
Open Season
Open Season can refer to: Open Season (comic), the comic book series by Jim BrickerOpen Season (film), an animated film scheduled for release in 2006Open Season (British Sea Power album), an album by the indie rock band British Sea PowerOpen Season (Feist album), an album by the Canadian musician Le..
Open Season (British Sea Power album)
Open Season is the second album from the Brighton-based English band, British Sea Power. It was released on April 4 2005 to positive reviews. It showcased a more accessible, mainstream sound and reached #13 in the UK album charts. Almost all of the songs featured on the album were recorded with Ma..
Open Season (comic)
Open Season is a comic book series created by cartoonist Jim Bricker. Six issues were published by Renegade Comics and one issue by Strawberry Jam Comics from 1986 to 1989. Open Season concerned the lives of three roommates living in the San Francisco Bay Area: Joe is a just-out-of-college man as..
Open Season (Feist album)
Open Season is the third album by Canadian singer/songwriter Feist. Released in April 2006, it is rumored to be a Canadian-only release. The album contains alternate versions and remixes of songs from her award-winning album Let It Die, including collaborations with The Postal Service, k-os, and ..
Open Season (film)
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Open Season (Stubborn All-Stars)
Open Season is an album by ska band the Stubborn All-Stars. It was released on September 8, 1995. Track listing Tin SpamRich MorrisseyRide to Find YouFoolish YouLook AwayOpen SeasonFriendLaffinatchaCatch That TrainJudge Knott (Lets Ye Be Judged)Roland Meets RichieLieutenant..
Open secret
An open secret is a concept or idea in government and military circles that is officially restricted in knowledge, but is actually widely known. Examples Area 51Nuclear weapons in IsraelSOSUS The term open secret also refers to something which is widely known to be true, but which none of the peopl..
Open Secrets
Open Secrets, published by McClelland and Stewart in 1994, is a book of short stories by Alice Munro. It was nominated for the 1994 Governor General's Award for English Fiction. Stories "Carried Away""A Real Life""The Albanian Virgin""Open Secrets""The Jack Randa Hotel""A Wilderness Station""Spa..
Open Security Foundation
The Open Security Foundation is a non-profit 501c3 organization established in early 2005 to function as a support organization for Open Source security projects. It was originally conceived and founded as a support for the OSVDB project, but it's scope is evolving to provide support for numerous o..
Open sentence
In the jargon of the new mathematics of the 1960s, an open sentence is a sentence in which there are specific numbers which, when used to replace the variables, will allow the resulting expression to evaluate to true. Mathematicians have not adopted that nomenclature, but refer instead to equations..
Open Services Architecture
The Open System Architecture (OSA) is part of the 3rd generation mobile telecommunications network or UMTS. OSA describes how services are architected in an UMTS network. The standards for OSA are being developed as part of the 3rd Generation Partnership Project (3GPP). The standards for OSA are ..
Open Service Interface Definitions
Open Service Interface Definitions (OSIDs) are programmatic interface specifications describing services. These interfaces are specified by the Open Knowledge Initiative (O.K.I.) to implement a Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA) to achieve interoperability among applications across a varied base..
Open Service Portal
Open Service Portal begun its introduction in May 2005. It is based on the popular Open Source movement which was found and labeled in 1998. The focus and creation of the terminology Open Source had its purpose to distinguish itself from the traditional software and make this difference clear to th..
Open Sesame
Open Sesame is a children's television series comprised solely of the skits and segments of the legendary American television series Sesame Street. While some countries air the American program in whole, and some create their own versions of the show, many more air this title of loosely associated s..
Open Sesame (album)
Open Sesame Album by Kool and the Gang Released 1976 Genre Funk Length ??:?? Label De Lite U.S. Certification None Kool and the Gang Chronology Spirit of the Boogie(1975) Open Sesame(1976) Love & Understanding(1976) Open Sesame was an album released by the funk band Kool and the Gang..
Open set
In topology and related fields of mathematics, a set U is called open if, intuitively speaking, you can "wiggle" or "change" any point x in U by a small amount in any direction and still be inside U. In other words, if x is surrounded only by elements of U; it can't be on the edge of U. As a typica..
Open settlement protocol
OSP is a client/server protocol that Internet service providers use to exchange authorization, accounting, and usage information to support IP telephony. OSP is defined by ETSI (European Telecommunications Standards Institute) Project TIPHON ([and Internet Protocol Harmonization Over Networks&#..
Open shell
In the context of atomic orbitals, an open shell is a valence shell which is not completely filled with electrons or which has not given all of its valence electrons through chemical bonds with other atoms or molecules during a chemical reaction. The valence shell of most common elements must contai..
Open shop
In terms of United States labor relations, an open shop is a place of employment at which one is not required to join a labor union as a condition of hiring or continued employment. Open shops are required by law in right-to-work jurisdictions and employers such as the Federal government of the Uni..
Open Shortest Path First
Internet protocol suite Layer Protocols Application DNS, TLS/SSL, TFTP, FTP, HTTP, IMAP, IRC, NNTP, POP3, SIP, SMTP, SNMP, SSH, TELNET, BitTorrent, RTP, rlogin, … Transport TCP, UDP, DCCP, SCTP, IL, RUDP, Network IP (IPv4, IPv6), ICMP, IGMP, ARP, RARP, … Link PPP, SLIP, FDDI, ATM, ..
Open Site
Open Site is a free internet encyclopedia with many editors. The Open Site software is open source under the Mozilla Public License. Contents 1 Category system2 Open Site Public Forum2.1 External links3 Using Open Site data4 Open Site Kids' Encyclopedia5 Open Site ch..
Open skies
The term open skies refers to either to a bilateral or multilateral Air Transport Agreement which: liberalizes the rules for international aviation markets and minimizes government intervention — the provisions apply to passenger, all-cargo and combination air transportation and encompass both sc..
Open Skies
:Open skies is also a term used to describe airline access agreements between countries. Open Skies (IATA: 1L, ICAO: , and Callsign: ) is the airline reservation division of Navitaire. History Acquired from Hewlett-Packard in 2000. In 2001, the company changed its name to Navitaire. External lin..
Open Skies, Closed Minds
Open Skies, Closed Minds is by Ministry of Defence UK Governt#ment official of UFO investigations, Nick Pope. It is an overview of the UFO phenomenon with the emphasis on his three year tour of duty as the Ministry of Defence’s UFO desk officer. The book examines some of the world’s most famou..
Open Sky
For other meanings & uses, see Open Sky (disambiguation) Open Sky is a progressive rock album by Iona. Released in 2000. Recordings were made again at various locations during 1999 and 2000: Chapel Studios, Lincolnshire- (Engineer Nigel Palmer)Visions on Albion, Yorkshire - (Engineer Nigel Palm..
Open Sky (disambiguation)
Open Sky is phrase expressing the wonder of the outdoor position, from celtic culture It may refer to OpenSky - a wireless communication system invented in MassachusettsOpen Sky - an album from the Progressive Rock band IonaOpen Sky Records - the recording company and label Open Sky used by IonaOpe..
Open Sky Records
For other meanings & uses, see Open Sky (disambiguation) Open Sky Records is the company used to record and distribute the music of Iona. The Label is normally referred to as Open Sky. Artists IonaDave BainbridgeDonockley/BainbridgeBainbridge/Fitzgerald See also List of record labelsContemporary C..
Open society
The Liberalism series,part of the Politics series Development History of liberal thought Contributions to liberal theory Schools Classical liberalism Cultural liberalism Economic liberalism Libertarianism Neoliberalism Ordoliberalism Paleoliberalism Radicalism Social liberalism Reg..
Open Society Initiative for West Africa
Open Society Initiative for West Africa (OSIWA) is a West African organization which promotes democratic values. OSIWA "believes that it best serves by sustaining catalytic and innovative initiatives that add value to the efforts of West Africa's civil society." OSIWA also believes in the value of ..
Open Society Institute
The Open Society Institute (OSI), a private operating and grantmaking foundation, aims to shape public policy to promote democratic governance, human rights, and economic, legal, and social reform. On a local level, OSI implements a range of initiatives to support the rule of law, education, public ..
Open Software Foundation
The Open Software Foundation (OSF) was an organization founded in 1988 to create an open standard for an implementation of the Unix operating system. The foundation's original members were Apollo Computers, Groupe Bull, Digital Equipment Corporation, Hewlett-Packard, IBM, Nixdorf Computer, and Siem..
Open Software License
Please [Glossary#Wwikify] (format) this article or section as suggested in the [Guide to layoutGuide to layout] and the [Manual of StyleManual of Style]. Remove this template after wikifying. This article has been tagged since May 2006. The Open Software License ("..
Open sore
An open sore is a lesion or break in the skin, which is an opportunity for infection. They are often prohibited in swimming pools and other places where infection can be easily spread. ..
Open Sound System
The Open Sound System (OSS) is a portable sound interface available in 11 different Unix systems. It was created in 1992 by Hannu Savolainen of Finland. Following the project's success, Savolainen started the company 4Front Technologies and made his improvements proprietary, which may have contrib..
Open source
For other uses, see (disambiguation)}}}. Open source describes practices in production and development that promote access to the end product's sources. Some consider it as a philosophy, and others consider it as a pragmatic methodology. Before open source became widely adopted, developers and prod..
Open Sources: Voices from the Open Source Revolution
Open Sources: Voices from the Open Source Revolution is a book published by O'Reilly Media. It is an anthology of essays written by luminaries of the open source/Free software movements, which variously chronicle aspects of computing history, describe various philosophical positions, or sketch group..
Open sources of information
Open sources of information include the surface Internet, the deep Web, and electronic mail, as well as traditional media sources inclusive of niche media or industry-specific newsletters and online discussion groups. They include gray literature, subject-matter experts, and individuals have have di..
Open source (disambiguation)
Open source denotes that a product includes permission to use its source code, design documents, or content (see open source). It may also mean: Contents 1 Specific products2 Licensing3 Society and culture4 Procedures5 Organisations6 Miscellaneous Specific products ..
Open Source (radio show)
Open Source is a radio show hosted by Christopher Lydon, previous host of The Connection. It is produced by WGBH (Boston, Massachusetts) and distributed by Public Radio International. The executive producer for the show is Mary McGrath. The title refers to the show's use of practices used in the o..
Open Source and Linux Organization
Hewlett-Packard Open Source and Linux Organization, earlier known as HP Linux group. The group has 100 Linux programmers, 300 products with free software and has released more than 300 open source printer drivers [link] External links [HP & Open source] ..
Open Source Applications Foundation
The Open Source Applications Foundation (OSAF) is a non-profit organization founded by Mitch Kapor whose purpose is to effect widespread adoption of free software/open-source software. One significant project undertaken by OSAF was Chandler. As of July, 2006, twenty two people worked full-time, or ..
Open Source BI
The Open Source BI Market is rapidly developing, with significant consolidation among existing players and many new companies emerging. Business Intelligence can be an expensive area for companies with software often licensed on a per seat basis and frequently costing large sums of money. Business ..
Open Source Car
Contents 1 Overview2 Types3 Pricing4 External Links Overview This is a placeholder for a larger page on open-source car designs. The overall concept is for a group of engineers and automobile enthusiasts to produce a detailed engineering specification for an automobile platf..
Open Source Center
The Open Source Center, based at CIA, is intended to improve the availability of open sources of information to the all-source analysts who normally deal largely with secrets alone. Sources [DNI Press Release] [Other Public Citations] ..
Open source codecs and containers
This is a listing of open source multimedia codecs and containers. Contents 1 ..
Open Source Committee
The following guidelines are examples of how principles of open source government have been applied on a small scale to the business of committee meetings. Some organizations with politically volatile climates adopt the Open Source Committee procedures because they democratically emphasize idea ove..
Open source concept
Open source, regarded by some as a philosophy and by others a pragmatic methodology, relates to practices in creating open infrastructures, which promote access to their sources. Also see open cities ..
Open source culture
Open source culture (OSC) is a term that derives from open source software and the open source movement. Open source software is software with its source code made freely available; end-users have various degrees of rights to modify and redistribute the software, as well as the right to use the soft..
Open Source Debate
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Open Source Definition
The Open Source Definition is used by the Open Source Initiative to determine whether or not a software license can be considered open source. The definition was based on the Debian Free Software Guidelines, written and adapted primarily by Bruce Perens. (See also: open-source license.) Under the ..
Open Source Developers' Conference
The Open Source Developers' Conference (OSDC) is a non-profit conference for developers of open source software. It was first held in Melbourne, Australia in 2004. While the conference is open to open source software developed on for any platform or operating system, it largely focuses on software..
Open source ethics
Open Source ethics is split into two strands: Open Source Ethics as an Ethical School Charles Ess and David Berry are researching whether ethics can learn anything from an open source approach. Ess famously even defined the AoIR Research Guidelines as an example of open source ethics. [Ph..
Open Source Filmmaking
Open Source Filmmaking refers to a form of filmmaking that takes a method of idea formation from open source software, but in this case the 'source' for a film maker is raw unedited footage rather than programming code. It can also refer to a method of filmmaking where the process of creation is 'o..
Open source funding
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Open Source Geospatial Foundation
The Open Source Geospatial Foundation (OSGeo), is a non-governmental organization whose mission is to support and promote the collaborative development of open geospatial technologies and data. The foundation was formed to provide financial, organizational and legal support to the broader Free and o..
Open source governance
Open source governance advocates the application of the philosophies of the open source movement to democratic principles, to enable any interested citizen to add to the creation of new policy—rather like a wiki document. Legislation is democratically opened to the general citizenry in this w..
Open source government
Open source government primarily refers to use of open source software and technologies in traditional and non-traditional government organizations and government operations such as voting and email. The benefits outlined for the use of open source software in technology emphasize the large cost ..
Open source hardware
Open source hardware is computer, or electronics, hardware that is designed in the same fashion as open source software. One example of this is the Simputer. Open source hardware is part of the open source culture that takes open source beyond just software. Some of the impetus for the development o..
Open Source Industry Australia
The Open Source Industry Australia is an Australian body created to "further the cause of both Free and Open Source Software (FOSS)". See also AUUGLinux Australia External link [OSIA's homepage] ..
Open source information
Open source information is any information that could also be acquired by a member of the general public, including those with specialized knowledge needed to identify and acquire gray literature. It is distinguished from Open source intelligence. ..
Open Source Information System
The Open Source Information System (OSIS) is an unclassified network serving the intelligence community with open source intelligence. OSIS contents include: CIRC (Central Information Reference and Control) A database of over 10 million titles on scientific and technical topics, including paten..
Open Source Initiative
The Open Source Initiative is an organization dedicated to promoting open-source software. OSI Logo. The organization was founded in February 1998 by Bruce Perens and Eric S. Raymond when Netscape Communications Corporation, published the source code for its flagship Netscape Communicator pr..
Open source intelligence
Open Source Intelligence (OSINT) is an intelligence gathering discipline that involves collecting information from open sources and analyzing it to produce usable intelligence. OSINT includes a wide variety of information and sources: * Media - newspapers, magazines, radio, television, and computer-..
Open source intelligence services
Open source intelligence services are as diverse and tailored as one can imagine. The specific services listed in the [NATO Open Source Intelligence Handbook] include data conversion; database construction and stuffing; document acquisition, human intervention; imagery interpretation & ann..
Open source intelligence software
Open source intelligence software has been identified as essnetial to sense-making in the discipline of Open source intelligence' One important source has identified eighteen specific functionalities that must be addressed. Source [CATALYST: A Concept for an Integrated Computing Environment ..
Open source intelligence softwares
According to the annual review of Mr. Steve Arnold, CEO of Arnold Information Technologies, Open source intelligence softwares have proliferated in recent years. They generally include [[digitization[[, [[machine translation[[, [[statistical and pattern analysis[[, [[visualization[[, and most recen..
Open source journalism
Open source journalism, a close cousin to citizen journalism or participatory journalism, is a term coined in the title of a 1999 article by Andrew Leonard of Salon.com. Although the term was not actually used in the body text of Leonard's article, the headline encapsulated a collaboration between u..
Open Source Mashup
Open Source Mashups is a series of open source applications combined to create a completely new and integrated experience. The concept of a mashup is derived from its similar use in popular music - a balanced blend of unique harmonies Quote provided by OSmashups ..
Open Source Maturity Model
"The Open Source Maturity Model (OSMM) is a formal process to assess the maturity level of open source software. Software Maturity is a well-established engineering concept that recognizes that product maturity is directly related to how scalable, manageable, and supportable a given software product..
Open source movement
The open source movement is an offshoot of the free software movement that advocates open source software as an alternative label for free software, primarily on pragmatic rather than philosophical grounds. The movement was founded in 1998 by John "maddog" Hall, Larry Augustin, Eric S. Raymond, Bru..
Open source movie
Open source movie is a neologism that has been used to describe several distinct, but related concepts: the production of films using open source software such as GNU/Linux, CinePaint, and Blenderthe release of movies under free content licensesthe release of movies under licenses which are more per..
Open source olap
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Open source politics
Open source politics is a term used to describe a political process that uses Internet technologies such as blogs and email to provide for a rapid feedback mechanism between political organizations and their supporters. It is most closely associated with the 2004 Presidential Campaign of Howard D..
Open source record label
Open source record labels are a reaction against what some musicians see as corporate control of music via means of copyright. They believe that creativity requires that musicians reappropriate and reinterpret music and sounds to enable them to create truly innovative music. Open source record lab..
Open Source Reiki
The Open Source Reiki community claims "less dogma, more healing" and was begun in the "otherkin" community as "otherkin reiki." The community has many life-long energy workers of many disciplines and many channelers and seeks contributions of Reiki Symbols and content about different Reiki paradig..
Open source religion
Open source religions are attempts to use open source methodologies in the creation of religious belief systems. As such, they are created through a continuous process of refinement and extension by the believers themselves. In comparison to traditional religions - which are considered authoritarian..
Open Source Shakespeare
[Open Source Shakespeare] is a powerful, easy-to-use Web site with the complete works of William Shakespeare. It was created using [Moby Shakespeare] as the texts, which in turn was created from the 1864 Globe edition of the complete works. The project's goal is the be a useful ..
Open Source Software CD
The Open Source Software CD is a large collection of high-quality open-source software for Microsoft Windows. It contains numerous programs in categories including software development, fun and games, Internet, multimedia, productivity, security, text editing, and utilities. Similar projects are T..
Open source software development
Open source software development is the process by which open source software (or similar software whose source is publicly available) is developed. Contents 1 Types of open source development1.1 Writing Code1.2 Documentation1.3 ..
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Open Source Software Institute
The Open Source Software Institute (OSSI) is a US-based non-profit organization whose mission is to promote the development and implementation of open source software solutions within U.S. federal, state and municipal government agencies and academic entities. OSSI was established in 2000 and maint..
Open source teaching
Contents 1 '''Open source teaching'''2 '''References'''3 '''Internal Links'''4 '''External Links''' Open source teaching Open source teaching (OST) is a platform that utilizes emerging technologies to facilitate shared learning and the development of communities. OST redefine..
Open Source Technology Center
The Intel Open Source Technology Center (iOTC) is the group within Intel Corporation that is responsible for "Enabling" Linux with woth support for Intel Architecture and Intel products (Processors, chipsets, and other components). The iOTC is also home of various Linux and open source projects mai..
Open Source Technology Group
The Open Source Technology Group (OSTG) describes itself as a "news, collaboration and distribution community for IT and Open Source development, implementation and innovation." OSTG is supported by VA Software and dedicated to the Open Source Initiative. It is an attempt to bring together talent t..
Open source vs. closed source
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Open source vs. free software
Open source software and free software are different terms for software which comes with certain rights, or freedoms, for the user. They describe two approaches and philosophies towards free software. Open source and Free software (or libre software) both describe software which is free from on..
Open source web application
An open source web application (OSWA) is software that can freely be downloaded and put on a web server. ..
Open Source Web Design
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Open source weekend
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Open space
Open space can refer to: A concept in urban planning:*Public space, Urban open spaces and greenways*Landscape*Piazza*Plaza*Courtyard A procedure for conducting a meeting or conference:*Open Space Technology*Open space conference*Open-space meeting This is a [disambiguationdisambiguation]..
Open space conference
The open-space conference is a generalization of the original concept of an open-space meeting, and includes many variations of a meeting system. It is essentially a lower-overhead version of a multi-track professional conference or workshop with some rules that keep it from developing some of the..
Open Space Project
Open Space Project is an instrumental, improvisational jam rock group based in the San Francisco Bay Area. Members currently include: Lance Case: Electric Guitar, VocalsRobert Planting: Electric GuitarRyan Vandenbroeck: Keyboards, VocalsJae Hendrickson: DrumsBrian Vandemark: Bass Guitar, Vocals Ope..
Open Space Technology
This article lacks information on the [Importanceimportance] of the subject matter. If you are familiar with it, please expand the article, or discuss its significance on the talk page. Open Space Technology (OST) is, inter alia, a way to convene people for a conference, retreat or meetin..
Open spectrum
Open spectrum (also known as free spectrum) is a movement to get the government to provide more unlicensed spectrum, radio frequency spectrum that is available for use by all. Proponents of the "commons model" of open spectrum advocate a future where all the spectrum is shared, using Internet proto..
Open spots
Open spots are opportunities for new comedians to try out their material in front of an audience. Usually, these acts are given around five minutes to perform. It is rare for payment to be made to an open spot. The phrase now refers to both the acts themselves, and also the time slot which they a..
Open standard
Open Standards are publicly available and implementable standards. By allowing anyone to obtain and implement the standard, they can increase compatibility between various hardware and software components, since anyone with the necessary technical know-how and resources can build products that work ..
Open Student Television Network
The Open Student Television Network, also known as OSTN, is a national student television network, headquarted in downtown Cleveland, Ohio. OSTN is managed by a full time staff that serves as network management. Content on the network is submitted by member stations, and includes both local stati..
Open Studio
A studio or workroom which is made accessible to allcomers, where artistic or creative work can be viewed and created collaboratively. An Open Studio is intended to foster creativity and encourage experimentation in an atmosphere of cultural exchange, conversation, encouragement, and freedom of ex..
Open surgery
An open surgery means cutting skin and tissues so the surgeon has a direct access to the structures or organs involved. Examples of open surgery include the removal of organs, such as the gallbladder or kidney. Another type of a surgery is minimally invasive surgery which refers to any surgical tec..
Open system
An open system may refer to more than one thing: In computing, an open system (computing) is a computer operating system that provides interoperability, portability or both, particularly Unix systems.In the computer sciences, An open system is a collection of interacting software, hardware, and huma..
Open systems architecture
In telecommunication, the term open systems architecture means the layered hierarchical structure, configuration, or model of a communications or distributed data processing system that (a) enables system description, design, development, installation, operation, improvement, and maintenance to be..
Open Systems Interconnection
The Open Systems Interconnection (usually abbreviated to OSI) was an effort to standardize networking that was started in 1982 by the International Organization for Standardization (ISO), along with the ITU-T. Prior to OSI, networking was completely vendor-developed and proprietary, with protocol s..
Open Systems Interconnection Specification
The Open Systems Interconnection Specification (OSI)--Protocol is the lowest level of abstraction within the OSI standards scheme. Each OSI--Protocol Specification operates at a single layer. Each defines the primitive operations and permissible responses required to exchange information between p..
Open system (computing)
Some of the information in this has not been [Verifiabilityverified] and might not be reliable. It should be checked for inaccuracies and modified as needed, [cite sourcesciting sources]. Open systems are computer systems that provide either interoperability, portability, or fr..
Open system (system theory)
In thermodynamics, an open system is one whose border is permeable to both energy and mass. A closed system, by contrast, is permeable to energy but not to matter. The definition of a "system" is arbitrary; a system may be defined as the region of space under study being characterized by a collectio..
Open Text Corporation
Open Text Corporation TSX: [OTC] NASDAQ: [OTEX] is a Canadian high-tech company based in Waterloo, Ontario, Canada. It produces and distributes computer software applications designed to enable content management solutions for large corporate systems. Its flagship product, Li..
Open theism
Open theism, also known as free will theism, is a theological movement that has developed within Evangelical Protestant Christianity as a response to certain ideas that are a part of the synthesis of Greek philosophy and Christian theology. Several ideas within Classical theism (a designation which..
Open the Door
Open the Door is an album by Roger Hodgson. Track Listing "Along Came Mary""The More I Look""Showdown""Hungry""The Garden""Death and a Zoo""Love is a Thousand Times""Say Goodbye""Open the Door""For Every Man""Danielle" (bonus track) ..
Open The Doors
Open The Doors is a tribute night to the late James Douglas Morrison, from one of thee greatest bands of all times The Doors. It is held in Falkirk, Scotland every year. This Year however local band Mr Nice has bowed out of the spotlight and will not be perfroming instead we now have The Crystal D..
Open the Gates
Open the Gates is the fourth album by Manilla Road, an American heavy metal band. It was released in 1985 on the Black Dragon record label, rather than the band's own label, Roadster Records, which they had used on their previous releases. The album is heavier than earlier material in part due to..
Open Town Meeting
An Open Town Meeting is a form of municipal legislature, typical in the New England region of the United States. Open Town Meetings are required of Massachusetts towns with fewer than 6,000 residents and optional for those with 6,000 or more residents. The Board of Selectmen will call the town mee..
Open Translation Engine
The Open Translation Engine (OTE) is an open source translation engine, including support for The Worldwide Lexicon. External links [Home page][Site at Sourceforge] ..
Open Transport
Open Transport was the name given by Apple Computer to their implementation of the Unix-originated System V STREAMS, replacing MacTCP. Open Transport included STREAMS-based code for handling TCP/IP and serial devices based on Mentat Portable Streams.[Apple Tech Note 1117] - Open Transport..
Open Transport Network
OTN, which stands for Open Transport network is a networking technology that aims at transporting a number of communication protocols over an optical fiber. This includes serial protocols (e.g. RS232) as well as telephony (POTS/ISDN), audio, Ethernet and video (via M-JPEG, MPEG2/4). The basic build..
Open Travel Alliance
The OpenTravel Alliance (OTA) is a non-profit organization working to establish a common electronic vocabulary like XML for use in the exchange of travel information. Members AccentureAccorAccoviaAgentWareAir Transport AssociationAirline Tariff Publishing Company (ATPCO)Airlines Reporting Corporati..
Open tuning
In guitar playing, an open tuning is one where the strings are tuned so that a chord is achieved without fretting, or pressing any of the strings. With such a tuning, other chords may be played by simply barreing a fret or through the use of a slide. Open tunings are common in blues music and some ..
Open turn
Open turn may refer to one of the following: Open turn, a kind of dance steps.Open turn, a kind of turn in swimming. This is a [disambiguationdisambiguation] page: a list of articles associated with the same title. If an referred you to this page, you may wish to change the link to poin..
Open turn (dance)
In ballroom dancing, an open turn is a turn consisting of 3 steps, where the feet pass coninuously throughout all 3 steps. Examples are for instance the "Open left turn" in dances like Foxtrot. ..
Open University
Open University is also the name of other institutions around the world. See Distance education or the category for a list. The Open University (OU) is the UK's 'open' learning university, established in 1969. The majority of students are based in the UK, but its courses are also studied in the r..
Open University (Netherlands)
The Dutch Open Universiteit is a university for distance learning at university level. This means that students do not take part in colleges but study at home. Contents 1 Introduction2 Aims3 Governance4 Departments & faculties5 Study programmes6 Students7 Teac..
Open University Malaysia
Contents 1 About OUM2 History3 Chancellors4 e-Learning Methodology and Tools5 Accreditation of Programmes by OUM6 Certifications7 Faculties8 Academic Support Centre9 OUM Student Portals10 Foreign Students11 Location12 References13 ..
Open University of Greece
Open University of Greece The Open University of Greece (Hellas Open University - HOU) was founded in 1992 in Patra. It is recognized as an Institution of Highest Education (AEI), and it offers degrees and postgraduates studies in various subjects. Degrees include studies in European or Greek Civ..
Open University of Hong Kong
OUHK viewed from Good Shepherd Street OUHK viewed from Fat Kwong Street The Open University of Hong Kong (OUHK, OpenU, Traditional Chinese: }) is a Hong Kong university providing sub-degree, degree and postgraduate courses leading to awards and qualifications principally through a system ..
Open University of Israel
The Open University of Israel (האוניברסיטה הפתוחה) is a distance-learning university in Israel. Contents 1 Undergraduate studies2 Graduate studies3 History4 See also5 External links Undergraduate studies The Open University, as its name suggests, is open..
Open University of Sri Lanka
The Open University of Sri Lanka (OUSL) is one of the recognized Universities in Sri Lanka where students may further their education through distance learning. OUSL's academic program enables students to combine theoretical study with meaningful real-world learning experiences. It is situated at Na..
Open Up (single)
Open Up is maxi single single released by the Australian rock band Cog in March, 2003. It contains a cover of the Public Image Limited/Leftfield track Open Up, a two and a half minute extension of the track, full length versions of tracks that appeared, edited, on previous releases, and a remix of..
Open Up and Say...Ahh!
Open Up and Say… Ahh!, was the second and most successful album by American glam metal band Poison. The album, which ultimately sold eight million copies worldwide, was released on May 3, 1988 on the Enigma label of Capitol Records. It spawned the major hits “Nothin’ But a Good Time”, “Y..
Open Up the Gates
Open Up The Gates was recorded by PlanetShakers as their fourth album. Following on from the phenomenal success of Reflector, this is the group's first studio album. After being released in America the album gained a dove award nomination. Many of the songs from this album also feature in live form..
Open up Your Heart (and Let the Sunshine in)
"Open up Your Heart (and Let the Sunshine in)" is a popular song. It was written by Stuart Hamblen. The song was published in 1954. The biggest hit version in the United States was a recording by the Cowboy Church Sunday School (peaking at #8 on the Billboard charts); in the United Kingdom, by Joa..
Open vowel
Vowels [Edit] - 2× Front N.-front Central N.-back Back Close •  Near-close Close-mid Mid Open-mid Near-open Open Where symbols appear in pairs, the one to the rightrepresents a rounded vowel. An open vo..
Open Vulnerability and Assessment Language
[Open Vulnerability and Assessment Language] (OVAL™) is an international, information security, community standard to promote open and publicly available security content, and to standardize the transfer of this information across the entire spectrum of security tools and services. OVAL ..
Open Wall Linux
Openwall GNU/*/Linux (or Owl for short) is a free security-enhanced operating system with Linux and GNU software as its core, compatible with other major distributions of GNU/*/Linux. It is intended as a server platform. External links [Official website] ..
Open Water
An open water jump is also an obstacle found in the equestrian sport of show jumping. Open Water is a 2003 film inspired by a true story about an American couple, Tom and Eileen Lonergan, who in 1998 went with a scuba group (Outer Edge Dive Company) into the South Pacific. They were accidentally ..
Open Water 2
Open Water 2 is a 2006 film directed by Hans Horn. In some countries it is titled Adrift or Godspeed. The film stars Susan May Pratt, Richard Speight Jr., Niklaus Lange, Ali Hillis, Cameron Richardson and Eric Dane. [Spoiler warningSpoiler warning]: Plot and/or ending details follow. Six ..
Open water swimming
Open water swimming is an activity in which people swim in large, outdoor bodies of water such as oceans, bays, lakes and rivers. While casual swimming in such bodies of water technically qualifies as "open water swimming," this article is limited to human long distance swimming in open water with t..
Open wheel car
1993 Lola Indy Car Open wheel car is a term for cars, usually purpose-built racecars, with the wheels located outside the car's main body, as distinct from cars which have their wheels below the body or fenders, in the manner of most street cars, stock cars, or touring cars. Open-wheel raci..
Open Wide: Tooth School Inside
Open Wide: Tooth School Inside is the second book by American author and illustrator Laurie Keller. Released by Henry Holt and Co. in 2000, it tells the story of a day in a tooth school, with all 32 tooth students present. The book reviews the biology of teeth, tooth care, and teeth in history. ..
Open Window
Open Window (2004) is an album by the American ambient musician Robert Rich. This is an album of improvised piano solos. Rich’s piano solos have been a part of his live concerts for over 20 years but this is the first time that they have been released in a recorded form. The material on this al..
Open Workbench
Open Workbench is project management software; a free, open source alternative to Microsoft Project. It is the successor to [Niku's] Project Workbench. Currently, Open Workbench only runs under Microsoft Windows 2000, XP and 2003 and requires Sun JRE version 1.3.1 or later. Although ..
Open World Assumption
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Open Your Box
"Open Your Box" Single by Yoko Ono Single-only release Single Released 2001 (original song 1971) Single Format CD, 12" Recorded 1971, remixed 2001 Genre Rock, Dance Song Length x:xx Record label Parlophone Records (original Apple) Producer Yoko Ono Chart positions -- Yoko Ono single..
Open Your Eyes (album)
Open Your Eyes is the fourth official album by Goldfinger. It was released on May 7, 2002. Track listing "Going Home""Spokesman""Open Your Eyes""Decision""Dad""Tell Me""Liar""January""Happy""Woodchuck""It's Your Life""Spank Bank""Youth""Radio""FTN" (Fuck Ted Nugent)"Prank Calls" (hidden track)"Way..
Open Your Eyes (Yes album)
Open Your Eyes is an album by progressive rock band Yes and was released in 1997. The follow-up to the twin projects of Keys to Ascension and Keys to Ascension 2, Open Your Eyes marked Billy Sherwood becoming the official keyboardist and rhythm guitarist in Yes, following Rick Wakeman's departure...
Open Your Heart
Open Your Heart might refer to: "Open Your Heart" (Madonna song), a song by Madonna, on the album True Blue"Open Your Heart" (Europe song), a song by Europe, on the albums Wings of Tomorrow and Out of This World"Open Your Heart" (Human League song), a song by the Human League, on the album Dare"O..
Open Your Heart (Europe song)
"Open Your Heart" (1984) (1988) Single by Europe From the albums Wings of Tomorrow / Out of This World Released 1984 / 1988 Format CD single7" Single12" SingleCassette single Genre Hard Rock Length 4:22 (1984) 4:05 (1988) Label Hot Records (1984) Epic Records (1988) Writer Joey Tempest ..
Open Your Heart (Madonna song)
"Open Your Heart" Single by Madonnafrom the album True Blue Released November 12, 1986 Format 7" Single CDVideo 12" Single and 5" CD Single Recorded ?? Genre Pop Length 4:27 Label Warner Bros. Records '''Producer MadonnaPatrick Leonard Madonna singles chronology "True Blue" (1986) "Op..
Open your heart (Sonic adventure)
Open your heart is a hard rock song created by the band Crush 40, created for Sonic Adventure. The song is the main theme of the game and of Super Sonic. Miscellanea This song is also the name of a Maddona songIn the sound test mode, a song is labeled Theme of Super Sonic, coincidentally, this is..
Open Your Heart (Sonic Adventure)
Open Your Heart Game: Sonic Adventure Level: ..
Opeongo High School
Opeongo High School in Renfrew County, Ontario, serves the Whitewater Region, Laurentian Valley, and Admaston Bromley. It was Built in 1968, at a cost of $3.5 million, to accommodate a growing population of students and change in educational trends. It has a student population of around 800. Source..
Opeongo Lake
Opeongo Lake is a lake in Nipissing District, Ontario, the largest lake in Algonquin Park. It has three arms, north, east and south, joined by narrow channels into a Y shape. An store with camping supplies and dock accessible from Highway 60 are located on the lake, so it is a popular starting poin..
Opeongo Line
The Opeongo Line was a one of a series of settlement roads planned by the Canadian government in the 1850s to encourage development of northeastern Ontario. The men who worked on the road were granted 100 acres (0.4 km²) of land in the region. However, this area had a thin layer of soil ov..
Opeongo River
The Opeongo River is a river in Nipissing District, Ontario, Canada. It flows south and east from the east arm of Opeongo Lake in Algonquin Park to joining the Madawaska River at Bark Lake to empty into the Ottawa River. The river is used for recreational canoeing and kayaking. Much of the river o..
Opequon, Virginia
Opequon is an unincorporated town along Opequon Creek in Frederick County, Virginia. Opequon is located on Cedar Creek Grade (VA 622) at Miller Road (VA 620). The town of Opequon was designated a National Historic District in 2002. Opequon School, which was in operation from 1884 to 1934, remains st..
Opequon Creek
Opequon Creek is a tributary of the Potomac River. It flows into the Potomac northeast of Martinsburg in Berkeley County, West Virginia and its source lies northwest of the community of Opequon at the foot of North Mountain (1644 feet) in Frederick County, Virginia. The Opequon forms part of the bou..
Oper- und Schauspielhaus Frankfurt
The Oper- und Schauspielhaus Frankfurt (Frankfurt Opera House) is an important European opera house, the home of Oper Frankfurt (the Frankfurt Opera), a leading company in Germany. In 2005/2006 it has twelve premieres, a number that no opera house in Europe has equalled. In 1997 and 2003 the hous..
Opera
For other uses, see (disambiguation)}}}. The Teatro alla Scala in Milan is one of the world's most famous opera houses. The Sydney Opera House is one of the world's most recognizable opera houses and landmarks. Opera refers to a dramatic art form, originating in Italy, in which the e..
Operabarga Festival
The Operabarga Festival is an annual opera festival held in July in the town of Barga Italy. It was founded in 1967 with performances given in the beautiful late 18th Century theatre, Teatro dei Differenti which seats 289. Between 1982 and 1998, the theatre was taken over by the town administratio..
Operability
Operability is the ability to keep a system in a functioning and operating condition. In a computing systems environment with multiple systems this includes the ability of products, systems and business processes to work together to accomplish a common task such as finding and returning availability..
Operación 90
Operación 90 (Operation NINETY) was the first Argentine ground expedition to the South Pole, conducted in 1965, by the Argentine Army under then-Colonel Jorge E. Leal. It was performed to cement Argentina's claims to a portion of Antarctica, as well as for scientific reasons and to perfect polar e..
Operación Ogro
The Operación Ogro (Operation Ogre) was the name given by ETA to the assassination of Luis Carrero Blanco the then Prime Minister of Spain in 1973. This killing was carried out on 20 December 1973. An ETA commando group using the code name Txikia (after the nom de guerre of ETA activist Eustakio ..
Operación Puerto doping case
The Operación Puerto doping case is a scandal in which 200 athletes including a number of bicyclists are accused of using prohibited doping practices to enhance their performance. On May 23, 2006, Spanish Guardia Civil arrested the directeur sportif of Liberty Seguros-Würth Manolo Saiz and four ..
Operación Triunfo
Location of different versions of Star Academy Operación Triunfo is a reality-show-cum-talent-contest which first aired on Spain's TVE network in 2001. A kind of cross between Pop Idol and Big Brother, the show aimed to find the country's next solo singing sensation, putting a selection of ho..
Operad theory
Operad theory is a field of abstract algebra concerned with prototypical algebras that model properties such as commutativity or anticommutativity as well as various amounts of associativity. Operads generalize the various associativity properties already observed in algebras and coalgebras such as ..
Operaman
Operaman is a recurring Saturday Night Live sketch featuring Adam Sandler as Operaman, an Italian opera singer who sings about the news and pop culture in a combination of broken English and a pseudo-Italian language consisting mostly of gibberish and English words with vowels at the end (nippola=..
Operand
In mathematics, an operand is one of the inputs (arguments) of an operator. For instance, in 3 + 6 = 9 '+' is the operator and '3' and '6' are the operands. The number of operands of an operator is called its arity. Based on arity, operators are classified as unary, binary, ternary etc. In co..
Operant
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Operant behavior
There are multiple factors involved in any behavioral event. The network of factors and effects is called operant behavior redirect [[Template:Context]] ..
Operant conditioning
Operant conditioning is the modification of behavior brought about over time by the consequences of said behavior. Operant conditioning is distinguished from Pavlovian conditioning in that operant conditioning deals with voluntary behavior explained by its consequences, while Pavlovian conditioning ..
Operário Futebol Clube
Operário is a Brazilian football team team from Campo Grande, Mato Grosso do Sul, founded on August 28, 1938. Home stadium is the Morenão, capacity 45,000. They play in white shirts, black shorts and white socks. Contents 1 History2 Titles3 Idols3.1 Players3.2 Coache..
Operatica
Operatica is an electronica/progressive rock group, started in 2000, consisting mainly of Lord Vanger (none of the other members are permanent). Often labelled commercially as a crossover classical group, Operatica actually refers more to the name of the project, instead of the name of a band, which..
Operatic pop
Operatic pop is a subgenre of Pop music, where lyrical opera voices sing pop songs. Operatic pop stars Amici ForeverG4[link]Il Divo..
Operating agreement
An operating agreement is an agreement among limited liability company ("LLC") members about the business of the LLC and the rights and duties of the members. Operating agreements are not required by any state's LLC Act, but they are strongly encouraged. Operating agreements are analogous to a pa..
Operating budget
An operating budget is the annual budget of an activity stated in terms of Budget Classification Code, functional/subfunctional categories and cost accounts. It contains estimates of the total value of resources required for the performance of the operation including reimbursable work or services fo..
Operating cash flow
Operating cash flow (or OCF) refers to how much cash a company generates out of the revenues it brings in excluding costs associated with long-term investment on capital items. This excludes costs that are not a part of the on-going operation. (From Fundamentals of Corporate Finance by Stephen Ros..
Operating certificate
Operating certificate is a category of license issued by a government agency allowing an individual or company to provide a controlled type of service. These certificates are generally issued for a limited time period. Certificates can have intrinsic value and in some cases can be sold (Northwest ..
Operating cycle
in the time and the cost that take a process or an operation from spending to the end of making profit. It starts from the raw material for designing and productions to the distibustion and getting the profits. The average time between purchasing or acquiring inventory and receiving cash proceeds..
Operating department practitioner
Operating Department Practitioners (ODP's) are healthcare professionals working in the UK. They are mainly employed in surgical operating departments but can be found in other areas of clinical practice including A&E and intensive care units. The title of "operating department practitioner" is a pro..
Operating environment
In computing, an operating environment is the environment in which users run programs, whether in a command line interface, such as in MS-DOS or the Unix shell, or in a graphical user interface, such as in the Macintosh operating system. ..
Operating expense
In throughput accounting, the cost accounting aspect of Theory of Constraints (TOC), operating expense is the money spent turning inventory into throughput. In TOC, operating expense is limited to costs that vary strictly with the quantity produced, like raw materials and purchased components. Every..
Operating expenses
Operating expenses are the day-to-day expenses incurred in running a business, such as sales and administration, as opposed to production. In short, this is the money the business spends in order to turn inventory into throughput. ..
Operating leasing
An operating lease is a lease whose term is short compared to the useful life of the asset or piece of equipment (an airliner, a ship etc.) being leased. An operating lease is commonly used to acquire equipment on a relatively short-term basis. The alternative is a finance lease, also known as a cap..
Operating leverage
The operating leverage is the fixed operating expenses as a percentage of revenue: operating expense/revenue. The operating margin is operating income as a percentage of revenue. So the operating leverage * (1 - operating margin) = 1. It can be difficult to forecast operating cash flow from operati..
Operating manual for Spaceship Earth
Operating Manual For Spaceship Earth ( ISBN 0525474331 ) is a short book by R. Buckminster Fuller, first published in 1963. It is now out of print, although partial/complete copies of the text may be found on the internet. The book relates Earth to a spaceship flying through space. The spaceship ha..
Operating margin
In business, operating margin is the ratio of operating income (operating profit in the UK) divided by net sales. Contents 1 Example1.1 Citigroup2 See also3 External links3.1 Example Example Citigroup In the example of Citigroup, Inc. 2003: Revenues: 94,713Income from co..
Operating ratio
The Operating ratio is a financial term defined as a company's operating expenses as a percentage of revenue. This financial ratio is most commonly used for industries such as railroads which require a large percentage of revenues to maintain operations. In railroading, an operating ratio of 80 or ..
Operating subsidiary
An operating subsidiary is a business term frequently used within the United States railroad industry. In the case of a railroad, it refers to a company that is a subsidiary but operates with its own identity and rolling stock. In contrast, a non-operating subsidiary would exist on paper only, b..
Operating surplus
Operating surplus is an accounting concept used in national accounts statistics (such as United Nations System of National Accounts (UNSNA) and in corporate and government accounts. It is also used in macro-economics as a proxy for total pre-tax profit income. Operating surplus is a component of va..
Operating system
This article or section is in need of attention from an expert on the subject.Please help recruit one, or improve this page yourself}} if you can. See [discussion page] for details. An operating system (OS) is a software program that manages the hardware and software resources of a comp..
Operating system-level virtualization
Operating System-level Virtualization is a server virtualization technology which virtualizes servers on a operating system (kernel) layer. It can be thought of as partitioning: a single physical server is sliced into multiple small partitions (otherwise called virtual environments (VE), virtual pri..
Operating systems timeline
This article presents a timeline of events in the history of computer operating systems from 1960 to 2006. For a narrative explaining the overall developments, see the related History of computing hardware. Contents 1 ..
Operating system advocacy
Operating system advocacy is the practice of attempting to increase the awareness and improve the perception of a computer operating system. The motivation behind this may be to increase the number of users of a system, to assert the superiority of one choice over another or out of brand loyalty, p..
Operating system audit
As computers became more sophisticated, many manual operations are automated within the operating system (see more about the history of operating systems).The operating system (OS) is the program that runs all other programs. OS perform the undertaking of coordinating all tasks, such recognizing i..
Operating system development
Operating system development refers to the development of operating systems, usually as a hobby realized by people not constituting a company. Although many of these operating systems are developed by computing professionals, some of these projects become widely used, even commercially, such as Li..
Operating System Development
Operating System Development refers to the process of creation of operating systems for machines. ..
Operating System Embedded
The Operating System Embedded (mostly known under the acronym OSE) is a real-time embedded operating system created by the Swedish firm ENEA. OSE uses signaling in the form of messages passed to and from processes in the system. Messages are stored in a queue attached to each process. The system e..
Operating System Evolution
Early Systems (1950s and early-1960s) Loading a program into memory involved manual word; the data had to be manually fed in via a key panel, punch cards or tapes. The then get the program running, more manual work (physical swiching) was required. The hardware systems were not standardized. Thin..
Operating system service management
In computing, mechanisms and techniques for managing services often differ by operating system. Operating system service management can refer to the following: In several Unix and Unix-like operating systems, init.d scripts, used by the init process, are used to control services.Sun Microsystem's S..
Operating theatre
An operating theatre (gynecological hospital of Medical University of Silesia in Bytom) An operating theatre or operating room is a room within a hospital within which surgical operations are carried out. Operating theatres were so-called in the United Kingdom because they traditionally consi..
Operating Thetan
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Operation
Look up [[wiktionary:|}}}]] in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Operation may refer to: Surgery, a medical specialty that treats diseases or injuries by operative manual and instrumental treatment.An operation or operator in mathematics. See unary operation, binary operation, arity.In language,..
Operation: A.I.R.P.L.A.N.E.
Operation: A.I.R.P.L.A.N.E., for Aircraft Is Rather Problematic Locale Against Nefarious Enemies, is a comic title from [[Codename: Kids Next Door]]. Notes Numbuh 2 episodeVillains: Delightful Children from Down the Lane.KND Technology used: SLUGGUHVillain Technology used: None Synopsis Numbuh 2 is..
Operation: Annihilate! (TOS episode)
"Operation: Annihilate!" is the last original episode from the first season of [[Star Trek: The Original Series]]. It is episode #29, and was broadcast April 13, 1967. It was written by Stephen W. Carabatsos, and directed by Herschel Daugherty. Quick Overview: The crew of the Enterprise extermin..
Operation: Cut-Throat
Operation: Cut-Throat is Hidden in Plain View's sophomore EP. It was originally released on Note to Self Records in 2002 and re-issued by LLR Recordings in 2003. Track listing (all songs written by Hidden in Plain View) "An American Classic" – 3:26"Sagamore" – 2:47"Millagrams for Migra..
Operation: Doomsday
Operation: Doomsday LP by MF DOOM Released January 1999 Recorded 1998 Genre Hip hop Length 58 min 44 sec Label Fondle 'Em Producer MF DOOM MF DOOM Chronology Operation: Doomsday1999 MM..Food?2004 Operation: Doomsday is the first full-length album released by Daniel Dumile under the ali..
Operation: Galactic Storm
Operation: Galactic Storm was a 19-part comic book crossover storyline which ran through Marvel Comics' Avengers related titles - Avengers, Avengers West Coast, Captain America, Iron Man, Thor, Wonder Man and Quasar - between March and May of 1992. The storyline, which involves the Avengers int..
Operation: Inner Space
Inner Space is a game made in 1992 by Software Dynamics for Windows computers. The shareware version is a 30 day trial with most features enabled. After 30 days, many of these features are disabled (for example, saving or loading games), and the player can only use one ship. Registration not only ..
Operation: Mindcrime
Operation: Mindcrime is Queensrÿche's third full-length album, which was released on May 3, 1988. It is a concept album about a man becoming disillusioned with American society, and joining in a conspiratorial plot to assassinate its corrupt leaders, with spoken dialogue between songs that advanc..
Operation: Mindcrime II
Operation: Mindcrime II is a follow-up to Queensrÿche's 1988 original release, [[Operation: Mindcrime]]. It was released on April 4 2006 in North America, (March 29 2006 release in Japan, March 31 in Germany, April 3 rest of world) on the Rhino Entertainment label. The first single and video, "I'm..
Operation: Rescue Jet Fusion
Operation: Rescue Jet Fusion is a [[The Adventures of Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius|Jimmy Neutron]] television movie. Jimmy thinks it's cool when he's recruited by a top-secret government agency to become a spy, but what's even more thrilling is joining forces with his action-hero movie idol Jet Fusion ..
Operation: Return the Treasure
|} Return the Treasure is a television special based on the Lupin III animated series. Lupin III Characters Lupin the 3rd | Daisuke Jigen | Goemon Ishikawa XIII | Fujiko Mine | Inspector Koichi Zenigata Manga Lupin III | Lupin III - World's Most Wanted | Lupin III S | Lupin III Y Ani..
Operation: S.O.D.A (comic)
Operation: S.O.D.A is for Skillful Operative Delivery Attempt is a comic title from tv show [[Codename: Kids Next Door]]. Notes Numbuh 2 and 4 episodeVillain: Mr. FizzKND technology used: BOOSTLEGGERVillain technology used: De-Soda-Ization Module Synopsis Numbuh 2 is reading a newspaper about [[L..
Operation: Zero Tolerance
Operation: Zero Tolerance was an event that transpired shortly after the Onslaught Saga in the Marvel Universe. It was a primary focus of most all of Marvel's mutant-centric titles (specifically those bearing an "X" in their title) throughout the summer of 1998. Contents 1 Build-up to Operat..
Operational
Operational denotes a working method or a philosophy that focuses principally on cause and effect of specific interest to a particular domain at a particular point in time. As a working method, it does not consider issues related to a domain that are more general, such as the ontological, etc. T..
Operationalization
Operationalization is the process of defining a concept as the operations that will measure the concept (variables) through specific observations. That even the most basic concepts in science, like "length," are defined solely through the operations by which we measure them, is the discovery of P ..
Operationally Ready Date
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Operational amplifier
A 741 operational amplifier in a TO-5 metal can package An operational amplifier, usually referred to as an 'op-amp' for brevity, is a DC-coupled high-gain electronic voltage amplifier with differential inputs and, usually, a single output. In its ordinary usage, the output of the op-amp is ..
Operational amplifier applications
This article illustrates some typical applications of solid-state integrated circuit operational amplifiers. A simplified schematic notation is used, and the reader is reminded that many details such as device selection and power supply connections are not shown. The resistors used in these configu..
Operational art
Operational art is a methodology in military art that ultimately translates strategic aims into a coherent series of tactical missions. It has traditionally been associated with the operational level in the military hierarchy, which is situated between the strategic and tactical levels. Operatio..
Operational Control Language
Operational Control Language (OCL) is the control language of the IBM System/34 and System/36 minicomputer family. Other control languages include CL (System/38 and AS/400), JCL (System/370), and REXX (AS/400). The facility of DOS to use batch files is also control language. On the IBM S/34 and S..
Operational Conversion Unit
An Operational Conversion Unit (OCU) is a unit within an air force whose role is to support preparation for the operational missions of a specific aircraft type by providing trained personnel. OCUs teach pilots how to fly an aircraft and which tactics best exploit the performance of their aircraft a..
Operational data store
An operational data store (or "ODS") is a database designed to integrate data from multiple sources to facilitate operations, analysis and reporting. Because the data originates from multiple sources, the integration often involves cleaning, redundancy resolution and business rule enforcement. An ..
Operational definition
An operational definition is a description of something—such as a variable, term, or object—in terms of the specific process or set of validation tests used to determine its presence and quantity. Properties described in this manner must be publicly accessible so that persons other than..
Operational display system
Operational Display Systems in avionics, refers to systems used for tracking the status of multiple objects. Operational Displays Systems are usually being developed by large countries' civil aviation authorities (such as the Federal Aviation Administration in the USA, or Eurocontrol in Europe), wi..
Operational Distinguishing Device
Coast Guard Unit Commendation with Award star and Operational Distinguishing Device The Operational Distinguishing Device is a decoration of the United States Coast Guard which is awarded to certain units as an attachment to a unit award (such as the Coast Guard Unit Commendation and Meritori..
Operational excellence
Operational Excellence' is a goal of conducting business in a manner that improves quality, obtains higher yields, faster throughput, and less waste. Also sometimes known as OpX, operational excellence is the state or condition of superiority in operations and execution of business processes. Ope..
Operational expenditure
Operating Expenditures, commonly referred to as OPEX, are the on-going costs for running a product, business, or system. Its counterpart, Capital Expenditures, refers to the cost of developing or providing non-consumable parts for the product or system. For example, the purchase of a photo copier is..
Operational grant
An operational grant is a grant which helps defray operating costs. (Chou 2005) ..
Operational Group
Operational Group (Polish Grupa Operacyjna, abbreviated GO) was the highest level of tactical division of the Polish Army before and during World War II and the Polish Defence War. It was corps-sized, although various Operational Groups varied in size. They first appeared in Polish tactical scheme..
Operational level
Operational level as defined by the United States Department of Defense in the [Joint Publication 1-02], is the level of war at which campaigns and major operations are planned, conducted, and sustained to accomplish strategic objectives within theaters of war or other operational areas...
Operational risk
According to §644 of International Convergence of Capital Measurement and Capital Standards, known as Basel II, operational risk is defined as the risk of loss resulting from inadequate or failed internal processes, people and systems, or from external events. Although the risks apply to any organi..
Operational risk management
In business, the term operational risk management (ORM) is the oversight of many forms of day-to-day operational risk including the risk of loss resulting from inadequate or failed internal processes, people and systems, or from external events. Operational risk does not include market risk or cred..
Operational Security Systems
Operational Security Systems, Inc., also commonly referred to as OSS, is a small private company based in Atlanta, Georgia, specializing in the planning, design, installation, and maintenance of electronic security systems. Contents 1 History2 Operations3 Major clients4 Exte..
Operational semantics
In computer science, operational semantics is a way to give meaning to computer programs in a mathematically rigorous way (See formal semantics of programming languages). The operational semantics for a programming language describes how a valid program is interpreted as sequences of computational..
Operational Support Facility
An Operational Support Facility (or OSF) is an organization within the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) that modifies software and/or special purpose databases for Air Traffic Control systems. Each FAA Air Traffic Control site has a computer system that interfaces with the radar system as wel..
Operational Support Systems
Operational Support Systems are the components that a company – historically this would have been a telephone operator or telco, but now normally called a Communications Service Provider (CSP) – uses to run its network and business. Typical types of activities that count as part of OSS are taki..
Operational Support Unit (Ministry of Defence Police)
The Operational Support Unit is a specialist unit of the Ministry of Defence Police of the British Ministry of Defence. It is a 50-strong rapid response unit which is tasked with VIP personal protection, public order and anti-terrorist search duties. ..
Operational warfare
Operational warfare is, within warfare and military doctrine, the level of command which coordinates the minute details of tactics with the overarching goals of strategy. The operational level is at a scale bigger than one where line of sight and the time of day are important, and smaller than t..
Operations Evaluation Department
The Operations Evaluation Department (OED) is an independent unit within the World Bank; it reports directly to the Bank's Board of Executive Directors. The unit was recently renamed the Independent Evaluation Group (IEG), to reflect its new expanded mandate and pervue in evaluating activities of Th..
Operations Magazine
Operations Magazine provides Multi-Man Publishing its own "house organ" for articles and discussion of its wargaming products. The first issue was produced in the summer of 1991 by The Gamers and was printed regularly until The Gamers were taken over by MMP. The magazine was produced quarterly, u..
Operations Malheur I and Malheur II
Operation Malheur I and Operation Malheur II were a series of military actions conducted by the United States army during the Vietnam War, from May to August of 1967. The operations involved the devotion of U.S. Army resources to assist United States Marine Corps and Army of the Republic of Vietna..
Operations management
Operations management is an area of business that is concerned with the production of goods and services, and involves the responsibility of ensuring that business operations are efficient and effective. It also is the management of resources and the distribution of goods and services to customers. ..
Operations Optimization
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Operations research
Operations research, operational research, or simply OR is an interdisciplinary science which deploys scientific methods like mathematical modeling, statistics, and algorithms to decision making in complex real world problems which are concerned with coordination and execution of the operations with..
Operations security (OPSEC)
Operations security (OPSEC) is an analytic process used to deny an adversary information - generally unclassified - concerning friendly intentions and capabilities by identifying, controlling, and protecting indicators associated with planning processes or operations. OPSEC does not replace other ..
Operations Support Squadron
In the United States Air Force, an operations support squadron supplies all the necessary manpower and equipment needed to continue numerous operational tasks. An operations support squadron may dictate policy, train aircrews, and maintain airfields based on the missions of the units it supports. ..
Operations Support System
Operations Support System is a term originally used in the telecommunications world to describe the processes and teams that monitor the underlying networks. It predominantly looks at functional and non-functional requirements of solutions/systems. Monitoring, end-to-end design, and error handling ..
Operations Systems Modification of Intelligent Network Elements
Operations Systems Modification of Intelligent Network Elements (OSMINE) is a procedure by Telcordia to ensure compatibility with the latter's various operating systems. External links [TheFreeDictionary article] ..
Operation (game)
Operation is a battery-operated game of physical skill that tests players' hand-eye co-ordination. Made by Milton Bradley, it has been in production since 1965. The game is a variant on the old-fashioned wire loop electric game popular at fun-fairs. It consists of an "operating table", lithographed..
Operation (mathematics)
In its simplest meaning in mathematics and logic, an operation combines two values to produce a third. Examples include addition, subtraction, multiplication, division, and exponentiation. Such operations are often called binary operations. Other operations only involve a single value, for example ..
Operation 40
Operation 40 was a CIA-sponsored undercover operation in the early 1960s, which was active in the Caribbean (including Cuba), Central America, and Mexico. Contents 1 Origins2 Members3 Operations4 See also5 References6 External Sources Origins Following the Cuban R..
Operation Abercrombie
During World War II, Operation Abercrombie was a raid on the French coastal village of Hardelot scheduled for the night of 18/19 April,1942, but inhibited by bad weather until 21/22 April. It was a short duration raid of 2 hours ashore to reconnoitre the beach defences, take prisoners, destroy a se..
Operation Abilene
Operation Abilene was conducted on December 8, 2003 by the US Army’s 1st Infantry Division, 1st Brigade. The operation consisted of twelve raids to capture or eliminate individuals responsible for attacking coalition forces. The operation was successful and resulted in the capture of 12 personne..
Operation Accius
--> Operation Accius is the Canadian military's contribution to the civilian-led United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA). On November 28, 2002, the Minister of National Defence John McCallum announced that a senior Canadian Forces officer by the name of Lieutenant Colonel David Ro..
Operation Accountability
On July 25, 1993, Israeli Forces launched a week-long attack against Lebanon named Operation Accountability in Israel and the Seven-Day War in Lebanon. Israel claimed three purposes to the operation, to strike directly at Hezbollah, to make it difficult for Hezbollah to use southern Lebanon as ..
Operation Acid Gambit
Operation Acid Gambit was a plan to rescue Kurt Muse, an American civilian living in Panama and widely reported to be a Central Intelligence Agency operative (Washington Post, May 1991) from the Cárcel Modelo, a notorious prison in Panama City. Muse had been arrested in 1989 for setting up covert ..
Operation Active Endeavour
Operation Active Endeavour is a naval operation of the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation. It operates in the Mediterranean Sea and is designed to prevent the movement of terrorists or weapons of mass destruction as well as to enhance the security of shipping in general. It began on October 4, 20..
Operation Addition
Operation Addition was the name given to the Canadian contribution to United Nations peacekeeping forces in Ethiopia and Eritrea. It began in late 2000 with Operation Eclipse. ..
Operation Adler
Military history records three events called Operation Adler, the name meaning Eagle in German: A series of air attacks beginning on 13 August, 1940 that began the Battle of Britain. A German victory was a prerequisite for the invasion of England (Seelöwe).Anti-partisan operation centered on the C..
Operation Agatha
Operation Agatha (sometimes called Black Sabbath) was a series of arrests made in Palestine on Saturday, June 29, 1946. About 2700 individuals were arrested in response to a number of attacks against British forces by the Unified Resistance units Haganah, Irgun and the Lehi. The King David Hotel wa..
Operation Agreement
Western Desert Campaign Compass – Sonnenblume – Tobruk – Brevity – Battleaxe – Crusader – Gazala – Bir Hakeim – 1st Alamein – Alam Halfa – Agreement – 2nd Alamein During World War II, Operation Agreement consisted of ground and ..
Operation Aida
During World War II, Operation Aida was a ground attack launched by Rommel in June, 1942 which pushed British forces east as far as El Alamein, 60 miles west of Alexandria. The Germans captured over six thousand British prisoners. This advance was the furthest advance of German forces in north Afric..
Operation Ajax
Soldiers surround the Parliament building in Tehran on August 19 1953. Operation Ajax (1953) (officially TP-AJAX) was a covert operation by Great Britain and the United States to remove the democratic cabinet of Iranian Prime Minister Mohammed Mossadegh from power, to support the Pahlavi dyna..
Operation Albion
Operation Albion was the German military and naval operation in October 1917 to invade and occupy the Estonian islands of Saaremaa (Ösel), Hiiumaa and Muhu (Moon), then part of the Russian Empire. The land campaign opened with landings at Tagga Bay, Saaremaa, on 11 October 1917, after extensive n..
Operation Algeciras
Operation Algeciras was a failed plan conceived by the Argentinian military to covertly sabotage a British Royal Navy warship in Gibraltar during the Falklands War. The operation was approved by Admiral Anaya and kept secret from most of his comrades. Two former members of the Peronist guerrilla Mo..
Operation Allied Force
An USAF F-15E takes off from Aviano, Italy Operation Allied Force aka Kosovo-NATO War was NATO's military operation against Federal Republic of Yugoslavia that lasted from 24 March to 11 June 1999 and is considered a major part of Kosovo War. It was only the second major combat operation in N..
Operation All American Tiger
During the 2003 Invasion of Iraq, Operation All American Tiger was an operation begun on 6 November 2003 with an objective of capturing insurgents associated with the old regime. At least a dozen prisoners were taken, several of whom were on the American "Most Wanted" list. The first phase of Ope..
Operation Aloha
During the 2003 Invasion of Iraq, Operation Aloha was a search of houses in the city of Kirkuk for weapons. Elements of the 25th Infantry Division surrounded an area in late March 2004 and sent patrols to conduct the searches. The troopers knocked on doors to ask permission to search. This was a c..
Operation Alpha
Operation Alpha was the US inspired plan, in late 1944, to protect the capital of Yunnan Province, Kunming, against a further Japanese offensive. At this time, the Japanese were successfully executing their own operation, Ichigo, to secure overland routes to Vietnam. The Allied strategy in China wa..
Operation Alphabet
redirect [[Template:Not verified]] Operation Alphabet was the evacuation, authorized on May 24, 1940, of British troops from the harbour of Narvik in northernmost Norway marking the success of Nazi Germany's Operation Weserübung of April 6 and the end of the British campaign in Norway during World..
Operation Alpha Centauri
Operation Alpha Centauri was a military operation by the South African Defence Force during the South African Border War. This aim of this operation was to stop a FAPLA advance on the UNITA "capital" of Jamba; this was achieved in and around the Angolan town of Mavinga. ..
Operation Alsos
Operation Alsos was an effort at the end of World War II by the Allies (principally Britain and the United States), branched off from the Manhattan Project, to investigate the German nuclear energy project, seize German nuclear resources, materials and personnel to further American research and to p..
Operation ALTAIR
Operation ALTAIR is the Canadian Forces maritime contribution to the U.S.-led coalition anti-terrorist campaign known as Operation Enduring Freedom (OEF). Operation ALTAIR mainly consists of single ship deployments. HMCS Toronto , a Halifax-class patrol frigate with an embarked helicopter detachm..
Operation Ambassador
During World War II, Operation Ambassador (14/15 July, 1940) was the second raid by British Commandos comprising 40 men of H Troop, No.3 Commando under Maj. John Durnford-Slater, and 100 men of No.11 Commando/Independent Company under Maj. Ronnie Tod. The objective was offensive reconnaissance, pri..
Operation Amethyst
Operation Amethyst was an Irish Gardai operation targeting child pornography. Involving simultaneous searches on May 25 2002[#endnote_when] of over a hundred individuals suspected of downloading child pornography, it was one of the largest police operation in Ireland's history. Following ..
Operation Amherst
During World War II, Operation Amherst was a British airborne attack designed to capture intact Dutch canals, bridges and airfields. The operation began with the paradrop of seven hundred Special Air Service troopers of 3 and 4 SAS (French) on 8 April, 1945. The teams spread out to capture and pro..
Operation Anaconda
In March 2002 fighting in the U.S. war in Afghanistan was renewed as coalition forces made a massive push against about 500 to 1000 al-Qaeda and Taliban forces in the Shahi-Kot Valley and Arma Mountains southeast of Zormat, in an operation code-named Operation Anaconda. The operation primarily co..
Operation Anadyr
Operation Anadyr was the code name used by the Soviet Union for their Cold War (1962) plan to deploy ballistic missiles, medium-range bombers, and a regiment of mechanized infantry in Cuba. Anadyr included a maskirovka campaign intended to mislead Western intelligence forces: personnel were issued a..
Operation Anklet
During World War II, Operation Anklet was a British Commando raid on 26th December, 1941 on the Lofoten Islands. The raid was conducted by 300 men of No.12 Commando to provide a diversion for the larger raid at Vågsøy Island, Operation Archery. The German garrison, amid Christmas celebrations, wa..
Operation Anthropoid
Reinhard Heydrich, the target of Operation Anthropoid. During World War II, the Czech-British Operation Anthropoid was the assassination of top Nazi leader Reinhard Heydrich, the chief of Reich Main Security Office, the "Protector of Bohemia and Moravia" and the chief planner of the Final Solu..
Operation Antler
Operation Antler was a series of three open-air nuclear tests conducted by the United Kingdom in September and October, 1957 at Maralinga, South Australia. The first two bombs were placed on 31 m high towers, while the third was exploded 300 m high over the test site, suspended by balloon. Follo..
Operation Antler (Porton Down investigation)
In July 1999 the UK Wiltshire Constabulary opened an investigation into allegations of malfeasance at Porton Down Chemical and Biological Research Establishment. As a consequence of these preliminary investigations the scope of the inquiry was broadened into a major inquiry named Operation Antler...
Operation Anvil
Operation Anvil may refer to: the 1944 World War II Allied landing in southern France, more properly known as Operation Dragoonthe military control of Nairobi, Kenya by British security forces from April 24, 1954 in an attempt to sever rebel supply lines during the Mau Mau Uprising This is a [..
Operation Aphrodite
Operation Aphrodite was the code name of a secret program initiated by the United States Army Air Forces during the latter part of World War II. The US Eighth Air Force used 'Aphrodite' both as an experimental method of destroying V weapon production and launch facilities and as a way to dispose of ..
Operation APOLLO
Operation Apollo was the codename for an operation conducted by Canadian Forces in support of the United States in its military operations in Afghanistan. The operation took place from October 2001 to October 2003. In addition, the sequence of events that led to the full manifestation of Operation A..
Operation ARASHI
During June-July 1945 Japanese navy Implement the Operation "ARASHI (Mountain Storm);The Aichi M6A1 "Seiran" Bombing Attack on Ulithi American Naval base. Vice Admiral Ozawa, now CINC,Combined Fleet, issues Battle Order No. 95 that details the impending operation.The bombing attack is designated ..
Operation Archer
Operation Archer is the Canadian Forces contribution to Operation Enduring Freedom in Afghanistan from February 2006 in the region of Khandahar with around 2,300 personnel. It was preceded by Operation Athena. The purpose of Operation Archer is the reconstruction of Afghanistan through the establis..
Operation Archery
Nazi occupation of Norway Drøbak Sound –Midtskogen –Narvik–Namsos–Operation Archery–Norwegian heavy water sabotage –Telavåg–Åndalsnes Operation Archery was a British Combined Operations raid during World War II against German positions on Vaagso(..
Operation Archway
During World War II, Operation Archway was a large armed reconnaissance effort launched on 25 March, 1945 by about 450 British Special Air Service troopers in support of the Operation Plunder crossing of the Rhine near Wesel. Paving the way for the main advance, the SAS jeeps went as far east as K..
Operation Arctic Fox
Operation Arctic Fox (from the German Operation Polarfuchs) was the codename given to a campaign by German and Finnish forces during the Continuation War, against Soviet defences at Salla, in Finland, in July 1941. Salla was one of the locations of the Russian invasion of Finland in 1939. The Germ..
Operation Arc Light
Operation Arc Light was the 1965 deployment of B-52 Stratofortress heavy bombers to Guam. By extension, Arc light, and sometimes Arclight, became a popular term for B-52 Stratofortress bomber missions flown during the Vietnam War in support of ground operations. The first use of these heavy bombers..
Operation Argus
Operation Argus was a series of nuclear weapons tests and missile tests secretly conducted during August and September of 1958, in the South Atlantic (see: South Atlantic Anomaly), by the Defense Nuclear Agency, in conjunction with the Explorer IV mission. Contractors from Lockheed Aircraft Corporat..
Operation Ariel
Operation Ariel was the specific name given to the World War II escape of French and British forces from Brittany in northwestern France following the collapse of this country by the invasion by Nazi Germany. The Brittany Region relative to all of France This evacuation was conducted from se..
Operation Arrowhead Blizzard
During the 2003 Invasion of Iraq, or Iraq War, Operation Arrowhead Blizzard was launched on December 17, 2003 by the U.S. 4th Infantry Division and the 3rd Brigage, 2nd Infantry Division in the Sunni Triangle city of Samarra. Seven targets classified as high-value were captured. External links �..
Operation Arsenal
This article is partof the series:Polish Secret State History of Poland redirect[[Template:Portal]]The Operation Arsenal, code name: "Meksyk II" (Polish: Akcja pod Arsenałem) was the first major and legendary operation by the Szare Szeregi (Gray Ranks). It took place on March 26, 1943 in Warsaw...
Operation Artemis
Operation Artemis was a short-term EU-led military mission to the Democratic Republic of the Congo. The withdrawal of 7000 Ugandan troops in April 2003 led to a deteriorating security situation in the Ituri region endangering the peace process. The UN Secretary-Gener