Organ

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An organ is an essential component of a machine. The term is applied metaphorically to various "systems", including the components of an organism or a government.

Organ may refer to:

• Organ (anatomy), a collection of tissues joined in structural unit to serve a common function.
• Organ (music), a family of keyboard musical instruments characterized by sustained tone.
  • Pipe organ, a musical instrument that produces sound when pressurized air is driven through a series of pipes.
  • Theatre organ, a pipe organ originally designed specifically for imitation of an orchestra
  • Electronic organ, an electronic keyboard instrument .
• Organs of state, branches of power within a government.
• division (business) within an organization; i.e., Organs of United Nations.
• Organ pipe coral, a marine organism native to the Indian and Pacific Oceans.
• Stenocereus thurberi, the organ pipe cactus plant.
• The Organ, an indie rock band.
• Organ, Hautes-Pyrénées, a commune in France.
• The Organ, a UK music magazine run by Organart.

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