Opening may refer to: *

Al-Fatiha Al-Fatiha (alternatively transliterated Al-Fātiḥa or Al-Fātiḥah; ar, ألْفَاتِحَة, ; ), is the first '' surah'' (chapter) of the Quran. It consists of 7 '' ayah'' (verses) which are a prayer for guidance and mercy. Al-Fatiha ...

, "The Opening", the first chapter of the Qur'an *

The Opening (album) ''The Opening'' is a live album by American jazz pianist Mal Waldron featuring a performance recorded in Paris in 1970 and released on the French Futura label.

, live album by Mal Waldron *

Backgammon opening The first moves of a backgammon game are the opening moves, collectively referred to as the opening, and studied in the backgammon opening theory. Backgammon opening theory is not developed in as much detail as opening theory in chess, which has ...

Chess opening A chess opening or simply an opening is the initial stage of a chess game. It usually consists of established theory; the other phases are the middlegame and the endgame. Many opening sequences have standard names such as the "Sicilian Defe ...

* A title sequence or opening credits * , a term from contract bridge * , a term from contract bridge * Grand opening of a business or other institution * Hole * Inauguration *

Keynote A keynote in public speaking is a talk that establishes a main underlying theme. In corporate or commercial settings, greater importance is attached to the delivery of a keynote speech or keynote address. The keynote establishes the framework fo ...

Opening (morphology) In mathematical morphology, opening is the dilation of the erosion of a set A by a structuring element B: :A\circ B = (A\ominus B)\oplus B, \, where \ominus and \oplus denote erosion and dilation, respectively. Together with closing, the o ...

, a morphological filtering operation used in image processing *

Opening sentence At the beginning of a written work stands the opening sentence or opening line. The opening line is part or all of the opening sentence that may start the lead paragraph. For older texts the Latin term "incipit" (it begins) is in use for the very ...

Opening statement An opening statement is generally the first occasion that the trier of fact (jury or judge) has to hear from a lawyer in a trial (law), trial, aside possibly from questioning during voir dire. The opening statement is generally constructed to ser ...

, a beginning statement in a court case * Overture * Salutation (greeting) * Vernissage

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