Origin

{{wiktionary|origin}} '''Origin'''('''s''') or '''The Origin''' may refer to:

{{TOC right}} == Arts, entertainment and media ==

===Comics and manga=== {{main|Origins (comics)}} * ''Origin'' (comics), a Wolverine comic book mini-series published by Marvel Comics in 2002 * ''The Origin'' (Buffy comic), a 1999 ''Buffy the Vampire Slayer'' comic book series * Origins (''Judge Dredd'' story), a major ''Judge Dredd'' storyline running from 2006 through 2007 * ''Origin'' (manga), a 2016 manga by Boichi * ''Mobile Suit Gundam: The Origin'', a 2002 manga by Yoshikazu Yasuhiko * ''Wolverine: Origins'', a Marvel Comics series * ''Atharva – The Origin'', a 2022 Indian superhero comic

===Film=== * ''Origin'' (film), a 2023 film written and directed by Ava DuVernay * ''Origin: Spirits of the Past'', a 2006 anime movie also known as ''Gin-iro no Kami no Agito'' * ''X-Men Origins: Wolverine'', a 2009 superhero film, prequel to the ''X-Men'' film trilogy * ''Out of Darkness'' (2022 film), originally titled ''The Origin'', a British horror film directed by Andrew Cumming

===Television=== * ''Origin'' (TV series), 2018 science-fiction TV series * "Origin" (''Angel''), a fifth-season episode of ''Angel'' * Origin (''Stargate''), the religion of the Ori * "Origin" (''Stargate SG-1''), a ninth-season episode of ''Stargate SG-1'' * ''Origins: The Journey of Humankind'', a National Geographic TV series * "The Origin" (''Dark''), episode 4 of season 3 of the ''Dark'' TV series * "The Origins" (''The Amazing World of Gumball''), a two-part fourth-season episode of ''The Amazing World of Gumball''

===Gaming=== * Origin (service), a video game digital distribution service and platform from Electronic Arts * Origin Systems, a former video game developer * Origin, King of the Summon Spirits in ''Tales of Phantasia'' and its prequel, ''Tales of Symphonia'' * Origins, spirits that are attached to The Mystics in ''Legaia 2: Duel Saga'' * Origins Award, presented by the Academy of Adventure Gaming Arts and Design at the Origins Game Fair * Origins Game Fair, an annual board game event in Columbus, Ohio * ''Assassin's Creed Origins'', part of the ''Assassin's Creed'' franchise * ''Batman: Arkham Origins'', part of the Batman game franchise * ''Dragon Age: Origins'', a 2009 role-playing video game and first installment of the ''Dragon Age'' series * ''F.E.A.R. 2: Project Origin'', the sequel to ''F.E.A.R.'' by Monolith * ''Rayman Origins'', a 2011 installment in the ''Rayman'' series * ''Sonic Origins'', a 2022 video game collection in the ''Sonic the Hedgehog'' series * ''Silent Hill: Origins'', the fifth installment of the ''Silent Hill'' survival horror series and prequel to the original 1999 game * Origins, the final zombies map released for Call of Duty: Black Ops 2 * Origin, the final dungeon of ''Xenoblade Chronicles 3''

===Literature===

====Fiction==== * ''Origin'' (Baxter novel), a 2001 science fiction book by Stephen Baxter * ''Origin'' (Brown novel), a 2017 novel by Dan Brown, the fifth installment in the ''Robert Langdon'' series * ''Origin'', a 2007 novel by Diana Abu-Jaber * ''Origins'', a fantasy novel in the Fourth World series by Kate Thompson * ''The Origin'' (novel), a biographical novel of Charles Darwin by Irving Stone

====Nonfiction==== * ''Origins'' (Cato), Cato the Elder's lost work on Roman and Italian history * ''Origins'', a book on evolution by Richard Leakey and Roger Lewin

==== Periodicals ==== * ''Origin'' (magazine), an American poetry magazine * ''Origins'', a theological journal published by Catholic News Service (CNS) * ''Origins'', a peer-reviewed creation science journal of the Geoscience Research Institute (GRI)

=== Music === * ''The Origin'' (Einhorn), a 2009 opera/oratorio by Richard Einhorn

====Groups==== * Origin (band), an American metal band formed in 1997 * The Origin (band), an American rock and power pop band 1985–1992 * Origin, a jazz group led by Chick Corea

====Albums<!--Origin (album) and Origins (album) redirect directly here.-->==== * ''Origin'' (Borknagar album), 2006 * ''Origin'' (Dayseeker album), 2015 * ''Origin'' (Evanescence demo album), 2000 * ''Origin'' (Origin album), 2000 * ''Origin'' (Omnium Gatherum album), 2021 * ''Origin'' (Jordan Rakei album), 2019 * ''Origin'', an EP by Kelly Moran, 2019 * ''The Origin'' (album), by The Origin, 1990 * ''Origins'' (Bridge to Grace album), 2015 * ''Origins'' (Eluveitie album), 2014 * ''Origins'' (God Is an Astronaut album), 2013 * ''Origins'' (Imagine Dragons album), 2018 * {{ill|Origins (Dan Reed Network album)|de|Origins (Dan-Reed-Network-Album)|lt=''Origins'' (Dan Reed Network album)}}, by Dan Reed Network, 2018 * ''Origins'', by Steve Roach, 1993 * ''The Origins'', by Ganja White Night, 2018

====Songs==== * "Origin", by In Vain from their 2018 album ''Currents'' * "Origin", by Neurosis from their 2007 album ''Given to the Rising'' * "The Origin", by Born of Osiris from their 2013 album ''Tomorrow We Die Alive'' * "The Origin", by Haggard from their 2008 album ''Tales of Ithiria''

==Businesses and organizations== * Atos Origin, a company formed by the merger of BSO and Philips C&P (Communications & Processing) division * Origin Energy, an Australian gas and electricity company * Origin Enterprises, Irish agribusiness multinational * Origin PC, a personal computer manufacturer * Origins (cosmetics), a plant-based skin care and fragrance company of Estée Lauder * Toyota Origin, a limited edition Toyota automobile released in Japan * Origin (3D printing), a San Francisco-based 3D printing company acquired by Stratasys

==Philosophy and religion== * ''Creatio ex nihilo'', Latin for "creation out of nothing", a phrase used in philosophical and theological contexts * Creation myth, a symbolic account of how the world began and how people first came to inhabit it * 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 * ''Origins'', a theological journal published by Catholic News Service (CNS)

==Science, technology and mathematics==

===Biology and medicine=== * Origin (anatomy), the place or point at which a part or structure arises * Abiogenesis, the study of how life on Earth arose from inanimate matter * Noogony, the study of the origin of concepts in the mind * Origin of humanity, the study of human evolution * Origin of replication, the location at which DNA replication is initiated * Paleoanthropology, the study of human origin * Pedigree (dog), registered ancestry

===Computing and technology=== * Dalsa Origin, a digital movie camera * Origin of a URI, as used in the Same-origin policy * Origin (data analysis software), scientific graphing and data analysis software developed by OriginLab Corp * Origin OS, a China-only mobile operating system by Vivo * Original equipment manufacturer (OEM), any company which manufactures products for another company's brand name * 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 * Origination, a concept in Voice over IP telephony

===Mathematics=== * Origin (mathematics), a fixed point of reference for the geometry of the surrounding space ** Most commonly, the point of intersection of the axes in the Cartesian coordinate system * Origin, the pole in the polar coordinate system

===Time=== * Origin, a general point in time * Origin, an epochal date or event, see epoch * Origin, in astronomy, an epochal moment, i.e., a reference for the orbital elements of a celestial body

===Other=== * Origin, in cosmogony, any theory concerning the origin of the universe * Origin, in cosmology, the study of the universe and humanity's place in it

==Sports== * International Origin, an annual series of rugby league football matches between England and the Exiles * City vs Country Origin (1911–2017), an annual Australian rugby league football match * State of Origin series (often simply "Origin"), an annual best-of-three rugby league series between two Australian state representative sides

==Other uses== * Origin, or genealogy, the origin of families * Origin, or etymology, the origin of words * Origin, or toponymy, the origin of place names * Deal origination * Loan origination

==See also== * Begin (disambiguation) * Creation (disambiguation) * Origen (disambiguation) * Original (disambiguation) * Point of origin (disambiguation) * Source (disambiguation) * Start (disambiguation) * {{look from}} * {{in title}}

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