Origin
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Origin may mean many things in different contexts:
Business
- Atos Origin, the company formed with the merger of BSO and Philips C&P (Communications & Processing) division.
- Origin Energy, and Australian gas and electricity company
- Origins (cosmetics) a plant-based skin care and fragrance company of Estée Lauder
Games
- Origin Systems, a computer game developer
- Origins International Game Expo, a gaming convention.
- Mate of Origin, a rugby based competition played in New Zealand
- Origin, King of the Summon Spirits in Tales of Phantasia and its prequel, Tales of Symphonia.
Literature
- The Origin of Species, may refer to Charles Darwin's 1859 book.
- Origin story, in comic books, tells how a character gained their special abilities and/or how they became a superhero or supervillain.
- Origin (Marvel Comics), a comic book mini-series published by Marvel Comics in 2002.
- Secret Origins, was a comic book series published by DC Comics that told the origins of different characters.
- [[Manifold: Origin]], is a science fiction book by Stephen Baxter.
Music
- Origin (demo CD), a demo CD by Evanescence.
- Origin (band), a death metal band from Kansas, United States.
Miscellaneous
- Origin (start), the beginning, starting-point, cause, or ultimate source, from which a thing is derived.
- Origin (Stargate SG-1), Season 9 episode.
- Origin (mathematics), the point where the coordinate axis of the system intersect.
- Origin of replication, is the location at which DNA replication is initiated.
- Dalsa Origin, a digital movie camera
See also
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