Orbis may refer to:

Companies

* Orbis Business Intelligence, a British private intelligence firm *

Orbis Technology OpenBet is a provider of sportsbook technology, content and services. In September 2021, Endeavor Group Holdings, Inc, announced that it would acquire OpenBet for $1.2 billion in cast and stock. The acquisition was completed in September 2022. ...

, a British bookmaker software company now called OpenBet * Orbis (Polish travel agency), a Polish travel agency, established in 1920

Entertainment

* ''Orbis'' (audio drama), a Doctor Who audio play * ''Orbis Pictus'' (film), a 1997 Slovak film

Historical

* The "Orbis Terrarum", a map of the world created by

Marcus Vipsanius Agrippa Marcus Vipsanius Agrippa (; BC – 12 BC) was a Roman general, statesman, and architect who was a close friend, son-in-law, and lieutenant to the Roman emperor Augustus. He was responsible for the construction of some of the most notable build ...

in 20 A.D. * Orbis, Rhineland-Palatinate, a municipality in the Donnersbergkreis district, in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany * ''

Orbis Pictus ''Orbis Pictus'', or ''Orbis Sensualium Pictus'' (''Visible World in Pictures''), is a textbook for children written by Czech educator John Amos Comenius and published in 1658. It was the first widely used children's textbook with pictures, ...

'', a 1658 children's book by Czech educator Jan Ámos Komenský

Publishing

Orbis Books Orbis Books, is an American imprint of the Maryknoll order. It has been a small but influential publisher of liberation theology works. It was founded by Nicaraguan Maryknoll priest Miguel D'Escoto with Philip J. Scharper in 1970. Its editor-i ...

, a U.S. publishing imprint of the Maryknoll order * Orbis Publishing, a British publisher of partworks and books *

Orbis Pictus Award The Orbis Pictus Award for Outstanding Nonfiction for Children recognizes books which demonstrate excellence in the "writing of nonfiction for children." It is awarded annually by the National Council of Teachers of English to one American book p ...

, awarded by the National Council of Teachers of English for outstanding children's nonfiction literature * ''Orbis'', a 2002 alternative history novel by

Scott Mackay Scott Mackay is a Canadian mystery and science fiction author from Toronto, Ontario, where he still lives with his wife and two children. He is the author of eleven novels and over forty short stories. His short story, ''Last Inning'', won the ...

Periodicals

* ''Orbis'' (journal), a quarterly journal of international affairs published by the Foreign Policy Research Institute * ''

Orbis Litterarum ''Orbis Litterarum'' is a bimonthly peer-reviewed academic journal edited at the University of Southern Denmark. The journal covers research on literature in international and comparative perspectives. Its subtitle is ''International Review of Li ...

'', a bimonthly literary journal published by Wiley-Blackwell * ''

Vanderbilt Orbis ''Orbis'' is a student-produced publication at Vanderbilt University, which provides an outlet for a broad array of progressive, left-wing and minority voices on campus. In addition, ''Orbis'' is well known for investigative work that frequently co ...

'', a progressive student newspaper at Vanderbilt University in Nashville, Tennessee

Other uses

* Orbis Cascade Alliance, an academic library consortia in the U.S. states of Washington, Oregon and Idaho * Orbis International (the "Flying Eye Hospital"), a charitable organization devoted to treating and preventing blindness * a development kit for

PlayStation 4 The PlayStation 4 (PS4) is a home video game console developed by Sony Interactive Entertainment. Announced as the successor to the PlayStation 3 in February 2013, it was launched on November 15, 2013, in North America, November 29, 2013 i ...

Orbis OS The PlayStation 4 system software is the updatable firmware and operating system of the PlayStation 4. The operating system is Orbis OS, based on FreeBSD 9. Technology System The native operating system of the PlayStation 4 is Orbis OS, which ...

, the proprietary operating system used by PlayStation 4 *

Orbiting Binary Black Hole Investigation Satellite Orbiting Binary Black Hole Investigation Satellite (ORBIS) is a small space telescope still in development by Japan that will study binary black holes in the X-ray region. The ORBIS concept won the first prize at the 18th Satellite Design Contes ...

(ORBIS), a space telescope in development by Japan * ORBIS: The Stanford Geospatial Network Model of the Roman World, an interactive site co-developed by Walter Scheidel * a company database provided by