ORIGIN

'Origin' is a word meaning "beginning". In this sense, it may refer to:

★ Origin (start), the beginning, starting-point, cause, or ultimate source, from which a thing is derived

★ Origin belief, the account, often in narrative form, that describes how existence, the universe, life, and humanity came to be

★ Origin (mathematics), the point where the coordinate axis of the system intersect

★ Origin of life, scientific theories and speculation on the beginning of life

★ Origin of a muscle, the attachment of a muscle to a non-moving bone or other structure.

★ Origin of replication, is the location at which DNA replication is initiated

★ Human origin, scientific understanding of the origin of humanity

★ Origin of the universe, also known as the "Big Bang"

★ ''The Origin of Species'', Charles Darwin's 1859 book

★ Origin story, in comic books, describing how a character gained their special abilities and/or how they became a superhero or supervillain
The term is also used in the names of various organisations, events, and creative works, including:

Contents

Games

Organisations

Popular culture

Sports

Other

See also

Games

★ Origin Systems, a computer game developer

★ Origins International Game Expo, a gaming convention.

★ Origins Award, presented by the Academy of Adventure Gaming Arts and Design

★ Origin, King of the Summon Spirits in Tales of Phantasia and its prequel, Tales of Symphonia.

Organisations

★ Atos Origin, the company formed with the merger of BSO and Philips C&P (Communications & Processing) division

★ Origin Energy, an Australian gas and electricity company

★ Origins (cosmetics), a plant-based skin care and fragrance company of Estée Lauder

★ Origins Institute, a department at McMaster University

Popular culture

'Literature'

★ ''Origin'' (Marvel Comics), a comic book mini-series published by Marvel Comics in 2002

★ ''Origins'' (Judge Dredd story), a major ''Judge Dredd'' storyline running from 2006 through 2007

★ '', a science fiction book by Stephen Baxter

★ ''Secret Origins'', a comic book series published by DC Comics that told the origins of different characters

★ ''Origin'', a 2007 novel by Diana Abu-Jaber
'Music'

★ ''Origin'' (Borknagar album), an album by progressive/folk metal band Borknagar

★ ''Origin'' (demo CD), a demo CD by Evanescence

★ Origin (metal band), a death metal band from Kansas, United States

★ Origin (jazz band), an acoustic jazz sextet lead by Chick Corea
'Film & Television'

★ "Origin" (''Angel'' episode), a season 5 episode of ''Angel

★ Origin (Stargate), the religion of the Ori

★ "Origin" (''Stargate SG-1''), a season 9 episode of ''Stargate SG-1''

★ '', an anime movie also known as ''Gin-iro no Kami no Agito''

Sports

★ In Australian sports, ''Origin'' can refer to any of several State of Origin games:

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★ Rugby League State of Origin

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★ City vs Country Origin

★ Mate of Origin, a rugby based competition played in New Zealand

Other

★ Origin (software), a scientific software developed by Originlab Corp.

★ Dalsa Origin, a digital movie camera

★ Origins (documentary), a NOVA mini-series about the origin of life and the universe

★ Origin STT-1(instrumentation), an audio recording system developed by Millennia Media, Inc.

See also

★ Origen