Origin

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Origin means the beginning, starting-point, cause, or ultimate source, from which a thing is derived.


Origin or original may refer to:

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[edit] Beginning of the universe and life

  • Cosmology, the study of the universe and humanity's place in it
  • Origin of the universe, or cosmogony, any theory concerning the origin of the universe
  • Creation myth, a mytho-religious story or explanation that describes the beginnings of humanity, earth, life, and the universe
  • Creationism, the religious belief that humanity, life, the Earth, and the universe were created in some form by a being or beings
  • Creation according to Genesis, the Hebrew creation process as told in the first book of Genesis
  • Creatio ex nihilo (Latin "creation from nothing")

[edit] Science and technology

[edit] Medicine and biology

[edit] Language, culture, philosophy, and religion

  • Genealogy, origin of families
  • The birth of a living entity, thought, belief or idea
  • Epistemology, origin of knowledge
  • Origin myth, a story or explanation that describes the beginning of some feature of the natural or social world
  • Origin story, or pourquoi story, a fictional narrative that explains why something is the way it is
  • Original sin, in Christian theology
  • The first stage of existence, see status
  • Etymology, origin of words
  • Toponymy, origin of place names

[edit] Organizations

[edit] People

  • Origen, an early Christian scholar and theologian

[edit] Books, comic books, and magazines

[edit] Music

[edit] Television and film

[edit] Video games

[edit] Sports

[edit] Computers

  • Origin (software), scientific graphing and data analysis software developed by OriginLab Corp
  • SGI Origin 200, a series of entry-level MIPS-based server computers made by Silicon Graphics
  • SGI Origin 2000, a series of mid-range to high-end MIPS-based server computers made by Silicon Graphics
  • SGI Origin 3000, a series of mid-range to high-end MIPS-based server computers made by Silicon Graphics that succeeded the Origin 2000

[edit] Other uses

[edit] See also