Origin(s) or The Origin may refer to:

Arts, entertainment, and media

Comics and manga

* ''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

Films and television

* ''Origin'' (TV series), 2018 science-fiction TV series * "Origin" (''Angel''), a fifth-season episode of ''Angel'' * '' Origin: Spirits of the Past'', a 2006 anime movie also known as ''Gin-iro no Kami no Agito'' * Origin (''Stargate''), the religion of the Ori * "Origin" (''Stargate SG-1''), a ninth-season episode of ''Stargate SG-1'' * '' X-Men Origins: Wolverine'', a 2009 superhero film, prequel to the ''X-Men'' film trilogy * '' Origins: The Journey of Humankind'', a National Geographic TV series * "The Origin" (''Dark''), episode 4 of season 3 of the ''Dark'' TV series

Gaming

Origin (service) Origin is a digital distribution platform developed by Electronic Arts for purchasing and playing video games. In October 2022, Origin ceased operations for its Windows platform, directing players to EA Play. The Mac and mobile versions remain ...

, a video game digital distribution service and platform from Electronic Arts *

Origin Systems Origin Systems, Inc. was an American video game developer based in Austin, Texas. It was founded on March 3, 1983, by Richard Garriott and his brother Robert Garriott, Robert. Origin is best known for their groundbreaking work in multiple genres ...

, a former video game developer * Origin, King of the Summon Spirits in ''

Tales of Phantasia is an action role-playing game originally developed by Wolf Team. It is the first title in Namco's ''Tales (video game series), Tales'' series. Initially released for the Super Nintendo Entertainment System, Super Famicom in December 1995, it was ...

'' and its prequel, ''Tales of Symphonia'' * Origins, spirits that are attached to The Mystics in '' Legaia 2: Duel Saga'' *

Origins Award The Origins Awards are American awards for outstanding work in the game industry. They are presented by the Academy of Adventure Gaming Arts and Design at the Origins Game Fair on an annual basis for the previous year, so (for example) the 1979 aw ...

, presented by the Academy of Adventure Gaming Arts and Design at the Origins Game Fair *

Origins Game Fair Origins Game Fair is an annual gaming convention that was first held in 1975. Since 1996, it has been held in Columbus, Ohio at the Greater Columbus Convention Center. Origins is run by The Game Manufacturers Association (GAMA). Origins was cha ...

, an annual board game event in Columbus, Ohio * ''

Assassin's Creed Origins ''Assassin's Creed Origins'' is a 2017 action role-playing video game developed by Ubisoft Montreal and published by Ubisoft. It is the tenth major installment in the ''Assassin's Creed'' series, following 2015's ''Assassin's Creed Syndicate''. ...

'', 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 ''Rayman Origins'' is a 2011 platform video game developed and published by Ubisoft. It is the fourth main installment in the ''Rayman'' series and the first main installment since '' Rayman 3: Hoodlum Havoc'' (2003). The game was released for ...

'', a 2011 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 * Origins, the final zombies map released for Call of Duty: Black Ops 2 * Origin, the final dungeon of ''

Xenoblade Chronicles 3 ''Xenoblade Chronicles 3'' is a 2022 action role-playing game developed by Monolith Soft and published by Nintendo for the Nintendo Switch. Released on July 29, it is the fourth installment of the open-world ''Xenoblade Chronicles'' franchise, an ...

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 Diana Abu-Jaber ( ar, ديانا أبو جابر) is an American author and a professor at Portland State University. Early life and education Abu-Jaber was born in Syracuse, New York. Her father was Jordanian with a Palestinian Jerusalemite mot ...

* ''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 Richard Erskine Frere Leakey (19 December 1944 – 2 January 2022) was a Kenyan paleoanthropologist, conservationist and politician. Leakey held a number of official positions in Kenya, mostly in institutions of archaeology and wildlife conse ...

and

Roger Lewin Roger Lewin (born 1944) is a British prize-winning science writer and author of 20 books. Career Lewin was a staff member of ''New Scientist'' in London for nine years. He went to Washington, D.C. to write for ''Science (journal), Science'' fo ...

Music

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

Groups

Origin (band) Origin is an American technical death metal band from Topeka, Kansas, founded in 1990 under the monikers Necrotomy and Thee Abomination. They have been recognized by music critics and metal fans alike for combining a harsh sound with a high le ...

, an American metal band formed in 1997 *

The Origin (band) The Origin was an American alternative/indie rock/power pop band formed in San Diego, California in 1985. The classic line-up of the band consisted of Michael Andrews, Topper Rimel, Rony Abada, and Daniel Silverman. During the band's active yea ...

, an American rock and power pop band 1985–1992 * Origin, a jazz group led by

Chick Corea Armando Anthony "Chick" Corea (June 12, 1941 – February 9, 2021) was an American jazz composer, pianist, keyboardist, bandleader, and occasional percussionist. His compositions "Spain", " 500 Miles High", "La Fiesta", "Armando's Rhumba", and ...

Albums

* ''Origin'' (Borknagar album), 2006 * ''Origin'' (Dayseeker album), 2015 * ''Origin'' (Evanescence album), 2000 * ''Origin'' (Origin album), 2000 * ''Origin'', by

Omnium Gatherum Omnium Gatherum is a six-piece melodic death metal band from Finland, founded in the autumn of 1996. Although the band mainly follows the path of the melodic death metal genre, much of their work shows strong influences from progressive metal, ...

, 2021 * ''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 * , by

Dan Reed Network Dan Reed Network is an American funk rock band formed in 1984 by Dan Reed in Portland, Oregon. They released several albums during the mid-to late 1980s and scored a top 40 hit on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 in 1988. History Formation Dan Re ...

, 2018 * ''Origins'', by Steve Roach, 1993

Songs

* "Origin", by Neurosis from their 2007 album ''

Given to the Rising ''Given to the Rising'' is the ninth studio album by American band Neurosis, released on June 5, 2007. The album is available in a standard jewel case, a limited-edition digipak, and a limited-edition double LP, all with the same track list. ''D ...

Periodicals

* ''Origin'' (magazine), an American poetry magazine * ''Origins'', a theological journal published by

Catholic News Service Catholic News Service (CNS) is an American news agency owned by the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) that reports on the Catholic Church. The agency's domestic service is set to shut down at the end of 2022, but its Rome bur ...

(CNS) * ''Origins'', a peer-reviewed creation science journal of the Geoscience Research Institute (GRI)

Brands and enterprises

Atos Origin Atos is a European multinational information technology (IT) service and consulting company headquartered in Bezons, France and offices worldwide. It specialises in hi-tech transactional services, unified communications, cloud, big data and ...

, a company formed by the merger of BSO and Philips C&P (Communications & Processing) division *

Origin Energy Origin Energy an ASX listed public company with headquarters in Sydney. It is a major integrated electricity generator, and electricity and natural gas retailer. It operates Australia’s largest coal-fired power station at Lake Macquarie, New ...

, an Australian gas and electricity company *

Origin Enterprises Origin Enterprises plc is a focused agri-services group providing specialist on-farm agronomy services and the supply of crop technologies and inputs. The group has leading market positions in Ireland, the United Kingdom, Poland, Romania and Ukrain ...

, Irish agribusiness multinational *

Origin PC Origin PC Corp. is a custom personal computer manufacturing company located in Miami, Florida. Founded by former Alienware employees in 2009, Origin PC assembles high-performance gaming and professional-use desktop and laptop computers from thi ...

, 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 Stratasys, Ltd. is an American-Israeli manufacturer of 3D printers, software, and materials for polymer additive manufacturing as well as 3D-printed parts on-demand. The company is incorporated in Israel. Engineers use Stratasys systems to model c ...

Philosophy and religion

* ''

Creatio ex nihilo (Latin for "creation out of nothing") is the doctrine that matter is not eternal but had to be created by some divine creative act. It is a theistic answer to the question of how the universe comes to exist. It is in contrast to ''Ex nihilo ni ...

'', Latin for "creation out of nothing", a phrase used in philosophical and theological contexts *

Creation myth A creation myth (or cosmogonic myth) is a symbolic narrative of how the world began and how people first came to inhabit it., "Creation myths are symbolic stories describing how the universe and its inhabitants came to be. Creation myths develop ...

, a symbolic account of how the world began and how people first came to inhabit it *

Origin myth An origin myth is a myth that describes the origin of some feature of the natural or social world. One type of origin myth is the creation or cosmogonic myth, a story that describes the creation of the world. However, many cultures have stor ...

, a story or explanation that describes the beginning of some feature of the natural or social world * Origin story, or

pourquoi story A pourquoi story (" pourquoi" means "why" in French), also known as an origin story, pourquoi tale or an etiological tale, is a fictional narrative that explains why something is the way it is, for example why a snake has no legs, or why a tiger ha ...

, a fictional narrative that explains why something is the way it is * ''Origins'', a theological journal published by

(CNS)

Science, technology and mathematics

Biology and medicine

Origin (anatomy) Anatomical terminology is used to uniquely describe aspects of skeletal muscle, cardiac muscle, and smooth muscle such as their actions, structure, size, and location. Types There are three types of muscle tissue in the body: skeletal, smooth, ...

, the place or point at which a part or structure arises *

Abiogenesis In biology, abiogenesis (from a- 'not' + Greek bios 'life' + genesis 'origin') or the origin of life is the natural process by which life has arisen from non-living matter, such as simple organic compounds. The prevailing scientific hypothes ...

, the study of how life on Earth arose from inanimate matter *

Noogenesis The noosphere (alternate spelling noösphere) is a philosophical concept developed and popularized by the Russian-Ukrainian Soviet biogeochemist Vladimir Vernadsky, and the French philosopher and Jesuit priest Pierre Teilhard de Chardin. Vernad ...

, the study of origin and evolution of mind * Origin of humanity, the study of human evolution *

Origin of replication The origin of replication (also called the replication origin) is a particular sequence in a genome at which replication is initiated. Propagation of the genetic material between generations requires timely and accurate duplication of DNA by semi ...

, the location at which DNA replication is initiated *

Paleoanthropology Paleoanthropology or paleo-anthropology is a branch of paleontology and anthropology which seeks to understand the early development of anatomically modern humans, a process known as hominization, through the reconstruction of evolutionary kinship ...

, the study of human origin *

Pedigree (dog) A breed registry, also known as a herdbook, studbook or register, in animal husbandry and the hobby of animal fancy, is an official list of animals within a specific breed whose parents are known. Animals are usually registered by their breeders ...

, registered ancestry

Computing and technology

Dalsa Origin The Dalsa Origin is the first camera designed and built by Dalsa Corporation to be used specifically for digital cinematography. Overview The Dalsa Origin is the first commercially available digital cinema camera to capture at 4K resolution ...

, a digital movie camera * Origin of a URI, as used in the Same-origin policy *

Origin (data analysis software) Origin is a proprietary computer program for interactive scientific graphing and data analysis. It is produced by OriginLab Corporation, and runs on Microsoft Windows. It has inspired several platform-independent open-source clones and alte ...

, scientific graphing and data analysis software developed by OriginLab Corp *

Original equipment manufacturer An original equipment manufacturer (OEM) is generally perceived as a company that produces non-aftermarket parts and equipment that may be marketed by another manufacturer. It is a common industry term recognized and used by many professional or ...

(OEM), any company which manufactures products for another company's brand name *

SGI Origin 200 The SGI Origin 200, code named ''Speedo'', was an entry-level server computer developed and manufactured by SGI, introduced in October 1996 to accompany their mid-range and high-end Origin 2000. It is based on the same architecture as the Origi ...

, a series of entry-level MIPS-based server computers made by Silicon Graphics *

SGI Origin 2000 The SGI Origin 2000 is a family of mid-range and high-end server computers developed and manufactured by Silicon Graphics (SGI). They were introduced in 1996 to succeed the SGI Challenge and POWER Challenge. At the time of introduction, these r ...

, a series of mid-range to high-end MIPS-based server computers made by Silicon Graphics *

SGI Origin 3000 The Origin 3000 and the Onyx 3000 is a family of mid-range and high-end computers developed and manufactured by SGI. The Origin 3000 is a server, and the Onyx 3000 is a visualization system. Both systems were introduced in July 2000 to succeed th ...

, a series of mid-range to high-end MIPS-based server computers made by Silicon Graphics that succeeded the Origin 2000

Mathematics

Origin (mathematics) In mathematics, the origin of a Euclidean space is a special point, usually denoted by the letter ''O'', used as a fixed point of reference for the geometry of the surrounding space. In physical problems, the choice of origin is often arbitrary, ...

, 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 A Cartesian coordinate system (, ) in a plane is a coordinate system that specifies each point uniquely by a pair of numerical coordinates, which are the signed distances to the point from two fixed perpendicular oriented lines, measured in t ...

* Origin, the pole in the

polar coordinate system In mathematics, the polar coordinate system is a two-dimensional coordinate system in which each point on a plane is determined by a distance from a reference point and an angle from a reference direction. The reference point (analogous to the or ...

Time

* Origin, a general point in

time Time is the continued sequence of existence and events that occurs in an apparently irreversible succession from the past, through the present, into the future. It is a component quantity of various measurements used to sequence events, to ...

* Origin, an epochal date or event, see

epoch In chronology and periodization, an epoch or reference epoch is an instant in time chosen as the origin of a particular calendar era. The "epoch" serves as a reference point from which time is measured. The moment of epoch is usually decided by ...

* Origin, in astronomy, an epochal moment, i.e., a reference for the orbital elements of a celestial body

Other

* Origin, in

cosmogony Cosmogony is any model concerning the origin of the cosmos or the universe. Overview Scientific theories In astronomy, cosmogony refers to the study of the origin of particular astrophysical objects or systems, and is most commonly used i ...

, any theory concerning the origin of the universe * Origin, in

cosmology Cosmology () is a branch of physics and metaphysics dealing with the nature of the universe. The term ''cosmology'' was first used in English in 1656 in Thomas Blount (lexicographer), Thomas Blount's ''Glossographia'', and in 1731 taken up in ...

, the study of the universe and humanity's place in it

Sports

City vs Country Origin City vs Country Origin was an annual Australian rugby league football match that took place in New South Wales between City and Country representative sides. The City side represented the Sydney metropolitan area. While technically it was Sydne ...

, an annual Australian rugby league football match * International Origin Match, England vs Exiles *

State of Origin series The State of Origin series is an annual best-of-three rugby league series between two Australian state representative sides, the New South Wales Blues and the Queensland Maroons. Referred to as “Australian sport's greatest rivalry”, the ...

, annual best-of-three rugby league football match

Other uses

* Origin, or

genealogy Genealogy () is the study of families, family history, and the tracing of their lineages. Genealogists use oral interviews, historical records, genetic analysis, and other records to obtain information about a family and to demonstrate kins ...

, the origin of families * Origin, or

etymology Etymology ()The New Oxford Dictionary of English (1998) – p. 633 "Etymology /ˌɛtɪˈmɒlədʒi/ the study of the class in words and the way their meanings have changed throughout time". is the study of the history of the Phonological chan ...

, the origin of words * Origin, or

toponymy Toponymy, toponymics, or toponomastics is the study of ''toponyms'' (proper names of places, also known as place names and geographic names), including their origins, meanings, usage and types. Toponym is the general term for a proper name of ...

, the origin of place names