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:


Rugby League State of Origin


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.

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