oz. is a common abbreviation for ounce, referring to several units of measure. Oz or OZ may also refer to:

Arts and entertainment

* Land of Oz, the setting for many of L. Frank Baum's novels

Fictional characters and entities

* Oz (''Buffy the Vampire Slayer''), a character from the TV series * Oz (''One Piece''), a manga character *

OZ (Ultimate Marvel) ''Ultimate Spider-Man'' is a superhero comic book series that was published by Marvel Comics from 2000 to 2011. The series is a modernized re-imagining of Marvel's long-running Spider-Man comic book franchise as part of the company's Ultimate Ma ...

, a mutagen * OZ, a virtual world, virtual reality in the movie ''

Summer Wars is a 2009 Japanese animated science fiction film directed by Mamoru Hosoda, produced by Madhouse, and distributed by Warner Bros. Pictures. The film's voice cast includes Ryunosuke Kamiki, Nanami Sakuraba, Mitsuki Tanimura, Sumiko Fuji and ...

'' * Leonard "Oz" Osbourne, a Geordie bricklayer in British TV series ''Auf Wiedersehen, Pet'', played by Jimmy Nail *

Chris Ostreicher ''American Pie'' is a 1999 American coming-of-age sex comedy film directed and co-produced by Paul Weitz (in his directorial debut) and written by Adam Herz. It is the first film in the ''American Pie'' theatrical series and stars an ensemble c ...

, a character in the ''American Pie'' film series * Nicholas "Oz" Oseransky, a character in the comedy film, ''

The Whole Nine Yards "The whole nine yards" or "the full nine yards" is a colloquial American English phrase meaning "everything, the whole lot" or, when used as an adjective, "all the way", as in, "The Army came out and gave us the whole nine yards on how they use ...

'' and its sequel, '' The Whole Ten Yards''. * Organization of the Zodiac, or Oz, an organization in the anime series '' Mobile Suit Gundam Wing'' * Oz Vessalius, a protagonist in the manga '' Pandora Hearts'' * Oz, a playable character in '' Call of Duty: Advanced Warfares Exo Zombies mode * Wizard of Oz (character), often known simply as "Oz"

Comics

* ''Oz'' (comics), a comic book series based on ''The Wizard of Oz'' * ''Oz'' (Judge Dredd story), a mini-series * ''Oz'' (Buffy comic) * Oz (2000 AD), a future city in Australia * ''Oz'', a manga by Natsumi Itsuki

Music

Oz (Finnish band) Oz (styled as OZ) is a Finnish heavy metal band, originally from Nakkila, Finland. It was formed in 1977, split in 1991 and re-established 2010. Since 1983, OZ has been active mostly in Sweden as the band members moved to Stockholm after the ...

, a heavy metal band * ''Oz'' (Missy Higgins album), a 2014 album * '' FZ:OZ'', an album by Frank Zappa * ''Oz'' (soundtrack), the soundtrack for the HBO television series * OZ (record producer), a record producer from

Switzerland ). Swiss law does not designate a ''capital'' as such, but the federal parliament and government are installed in Bern, while other federal institutions, such as the federal courts, are in other cities (Bellinzona, Lausanne, Luzern, Neuchâtel ...

* "Oz", a song by Two Hours Traffic from their self-titled debut album

Publications

* ''Oz'' (magazine), an Australia/UK underground satire magazine published from 1963 to 1973 * The Oz, a nickname for the newspaper '' The Australian'' * OZ (radio amateur magazine), a Danish radio amateur magazine published by Experimenterende Danske Radioamatører * Liber OZ, a text by Aleister Crowley.

Other arts and entertainment

* ''

The Dr. Oz Show ''The Dr. Oz Show'' (or simply ''Oz'') is an American syndicated daytime television talk show, hosted by Mehmet Oz, that aired between September 14, 2009, and January 14, 2022. Each episode features segments on health, wellness, and medical infor ...

'', a syndicated daytime television show * ''Oz'' (TV series), an HBO-produced prison drama * ''Oz'' (1976 film), an Australian update of ''The Wizard of Oz'' * ''

OZ - Over Zenith ''The Sword of Etheria'' is an action role-playing game developed and published by Konami Computer Entertainment Tokyo. It was originally released on June 30, 2005 for PlayStation 2 as (''Over Zenith'') in Japan, and as ''Chains of Power'' in ...

'', a game for the PlayStation 2 *'' Oz: Into the Wild'', a novel featuring the ''Buffy the Vampire Slayer'' character Oz

Businesses and organizations

* OZ Group, an Italian wheel manufacturer * OZ Minerals, an Australian mining company * Circus Oz, an Australian circus group * The Oz Film Manufacturing Company, an independent film studio from 1914 to 1915, co-founded by L. Frank Baum * CHOZ-FM, a Canadian radio station based in St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, known as OZ FM * Asiana Airlines (IATA code OZ since 1988) *

Ozark Air Lines Ozark Air Lines was an airline that operated in the United States from 1950 until 1986 when it was purchased by Trans World Airlines (TWA). In 2001, TWA was merged into American Airlines. A smaller regional airline that used the Ozark name (a ...

(IATA code OZ until 1986)

People

Oz (surname) Oz is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: * Amos Oz (19392018), Israeli author * Avraham Oz (born 1944), Israeli theatre professor * Daphne Oz (born 1986), American author, chef, and television host * Doğan Öz (19341978), Turkish ...

, a list of people *

Oz (given name) Oz is the given name or nickname of: Given name: * Oz Almog (born 1956), Israeli–Austrian artist * Oz Blayzer (born 1992), Israeli basketball player * Oz Ifrah (born 1982), Israeli football player * Öz Beg Khan (1282–1341), longest-reigning k ...

, a list of people with either the given name or nickname * Oz Fox (born 1961), stage name of Richard Alfonso Martinez, lead guitarist of the Christian glam metal band Stryper * OZ (record producer), Swiss record producer and songwriter Ozan Yıldırım (born 1992) * Oz, ring name of Kevin Nash (born 1959), American semi-retired professional wrestler

Places

* A nickname for Australia; see

Name of Australia The name '' Australia'' (pronounced in Australian English) is derived from the Latin ''australis'', meaning "southern", and specifically from the hypothetical ''Terra Australis'' postulated in pre-modern geography. The name was popularis ...

Oz, Isère Oz is a commune in the Isère department in southeastern France. Population See also *Communes of the Isère department The following is a list of the 512 Communes of France, communes in the French Departments of France, department of Isè ...

, a town and ''commune'' in France *

Oz, Kentucky Oz is an unincorporated community and coal town located in McCreary County, Kentucky Kentucky ( , ), officially the Commonwealth of Kentucky, is a state in the Southeastern region of the United States and one of the states of the Upper ...

, an unincorporated community * Oz Park, a public park in Chicago * A nickname for

Oswego, New York Oswego () is a city in Oswego County, New York, United States. The population was 16,921 at the 2020 census. Oswego is located on Lake Ontario in Upstate New York, about 35 miles (55km) northwest of Syracuse. It promotes itself as "The Port C ...

Science and technology

Oz (programming language) Oz is a multiparadigm programming language, developed in the Programming Systems Lab at Université catholique de Louvain, for programming language education. It has a canonical textbook: Concepts, Techniques, and Models of Computer Programmin ...

* .oz, a former

MHSnet MHSnet is a store-and-forward Message Handling System for wide area networks. MHSnet and its precursor, SUN3, were used to implement the Australian Computer Science network, commonly known as ACSnet, which connected Australia's Universities to eac ...

domain *

.oz MHSnet is a store-and-forward Message Handling System for wide area networks. MHSnet and its precursor, SUN3, were used to implement the Australian Computer Science network, commonly known as ACSnet, which connected Australia's Universities to each ...

, an OpenNIC hosted Top-level domain *

OZ Virtual OZ Virtual was a 3D world viewer created by OZ Interactive that enabled real-time collaboration communications in shared spaces on the Internet with a strong focus on creative content production. The viewer supported the Virtual Reality Modeling L ...

, a 3D world viewer * Oz: an EEG electrode site according to the 10-20 system

Other uses

* Oz Brigade, an Israel Defense Forces commando brigade *

Congregation Ohab Zedek Ohab Zedek, sometimes abbreviated as OZ, is an Orthodox Jewish synagogue in Manhattan, New York City noted for its lively, youthful congregation. Founded in 1873, it moved to its current location on West 95th Street in 1926. The current clergy are ...

, a Manhattan synagogue sometimes abbreviated OZ * The

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