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Origin, origins, or original may refer to:
Arts, entertainment, and media
Comics and manga
- Origin (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
- Mobile Suit Gundam: The Origin, a manga by Yoshikazu Yasuhiko
- Secret Origins, a comic book series published by DC Comics that told the origins of different characters
- Wolverine: Origin, a Marvel Comics series
- Wolverine: Origins, a Marvel Comics series
Fictional entities
- Origin (Stargate), the religion of the Ori
- 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
Films
- Origin: Spirits of the Past, a 2006 anime movie also known as Gin-iro no Kami no Agito
- Original trilogy (Star Wars), the first three feature films of the Star Wars media franchise
- Rayman Origins, an installment in the Rayman series
- Silent Hill: Origins, the fifth installment of the Silent Hill survival horror series and prequel to the original 1999 game
- X-Men Origins: Wolverine, a 2009 superhero film, prequel to the X-Men film trilogy
Gaming
- Origin (digital distribution software), an online service from Electronic Arts that provides computer game downloads
- Assassin's Creed Origins, part of the Assassin's Creed franchisee
- 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
- Origins, Call of Duty: Black Ops II DLC map pack 4 zombies map, also part of the DLC 5 Zombies Chronicles for Call of Duty: Black Ops III
- 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
- Silent Hill: Origins, the fifth installment of the Silent Hill survival horror series and prequel to the original 1999 game
- Rayman Origins, an installment in the Rayman series
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 biography of Charles Darwin
Nonfiction
- Origins, a book on evolution by Richard Leakey and Roger Lewin
- Origins: A short etymological dictionary of Modern English; see Etymological dictionary#Notable examples
- The Origin of Species, Charles Darwin's 1859 book
Music
Groups
- Origin (band), an American technical death metal band
- The Origin (band), an early '90s alternative/indie power pop band
- Origin, one of the bands of American jazz musician Chick Corea
Albums
- Origin (Borknagar album), a 2006 rock album
- Origin (Dayseeker album), a 2015 post-hardcore album
- Origin (Evanescence album), a 2000 alternative metal album
- Origin (Origin album), 2000
- Origins (Bridge to Grace album), a 2015 rock album
- Origins (Eluveitie album), a 2014 folk metal album
- Origins (God Is an Astronaut album), a 2013 post-rock album
- Origins (Steve Roach album), a 1993 ambient album
- The Origin (album), a 1990 eponymous debut album by The Origin
- "Origin", opening track on Frederik Magle's 2010 contemporary classical double album Like a Flame
- "Origins", on HammerFall's album (r)Evolution
Other uses in music
- Origin Records, an American jazz record label
- Original soundtrack, recorded music accompanying and synchronized to the images of a motion picture, television program or video game
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)
Television
- Origin (TV series), 2018 science-fiction TV series
- "Origin" (Angel), a fifth season episode of Angel
- "Origin" (Stargate SG-1), a ninth season episode of Stargate SG-1
Other arts, entertainment, and media
- Origin story, in media, e.g., in comics, a story describing a character gained their special abilities and/or how they became a superhero or supervillain
- Original character, a type of character
- Original video animation, or OVA, in Japanese animation
Brands and enterprises
- 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 PC, a personal computer manufacturer
- Origin Systems, a computer game developer
- Origins (cosmetics), a plant-based skin care and fragrance company of Estée Lauder
- Toyota Origin, a limited edition Toyota automobile released in Japan
Computing and technology
- Origin (digital distribution software), operated by EA
- 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
Mathematics
- Origin (mathematics), a fixed point of reference for the geometry of the surrounding space
- Origin, the point of intersection of the axes in the Cartesian coordinate system
- Origin, the pole in the polar coordinate system
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
- Genesis creation narrative, creation as described in the first two chapters of the Book of Genesis in the Bible
- 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
- Origins, a theological journal published by Catholic News Service (CNS)
Science
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
- Noogenesis, the study of origin and evolution of 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
Time
- Origin, a general point in time
- Origin, an epochal date or event, see epoch (reference date)
- Origin, in astronomy, an epochal moment, i.e., a reference for the orbital elements of a celestial body
Other uses in science
- Origin, in cartography, a geographical pole
- 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
- Origin, in earth sciences, the source of a river system
Sports
- City vs Country Origin
- International Origin Match, England vs Exiles
- State of Origin series
Technology
- Dalsa Origin, a digital movie camera
- Original equipment manufacturer (OEM), any company which manufactures products for another company's brand name
Other uses
- Origin, or birth, as of a living entity, thought, belief or idea
- Origin, or genealogy, the origin of families
- Origin, or epistemology, origin of knowledge
- Origin, or etymology, the origin of words
- Origins: A short etymological dictionary of Modern English, in Etymological dictionary#Notable examples
- Origin, or toponymy, the origin of place names
- Origins Institute, a department at McMaster University
See also
- Creation (disambiguation)
- Origen (disambiguation)
- Original (disambiguation)
- Point of reference (disambiguation)
- Provenance
- Source (disambiguation)
- All pages beginning with Origin
- All pages with a title containing Origin
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