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 * '' Atharva – The Origin'', a 2022 Indian superhero comic

Films

* ''Origin'' (film), a 2023 film written and directed by Ava DuVernay * '' Origin: Spirits of the Past'', a 2006 anime movie also known as ''Gin-iro no Kami no Agito'' * '' X-Men Origins: Wolverine'', a 2009 superhero film, prequel to the ''X-Men'' film trilogy * ''Out of Darkness'' (2022 film), originally titled ''The Origin'', a British horror film directed by Andrew Cumming

Television

* ''Origin'' (TV series), 2018 science-fiction TV series * "Origin" (''Angel''), a fifth-season episode of ''Angel'' * Origin (''Stargate''), the religion of the Ori * "Origin" (''Stargate SG-1''), a ninth-season episode of ''Stargate SG-1'' * '' Origins: The Journey of Humankind'', a National Geographic TV series * "The Origin" (''Dark''), episode 4 of season 3 of the ''Dark'' TV series * "The Origins" (''The Amazing World of Gumball''), a two-part fourth-season episode of ''The Amazing World of Gumball''

Gaming

Origin (service) EA App, also known as EA Desktop and formerly known as Origin, is a digital distribution platform for Microsoft Windows and macOS, developed by Electronic Arts for purchasing and playing video games. In October 2022, Origin for Windows was disco ...

, 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. Origin is best known for their groundbreaking work in multiple genres of video games ...

, a former video game developer * 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'' *

Origins Award The Origins Awards are American awards for outstanding work in the gaming industry. They are presented by the Game Manufacturers Association (GAMA) at the Origins Game Fair on an annual basis for games released in the preceding year. For example, t ...

, 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 game developed by Ubisoft Montreal and published by Ubisoft. It is the tenth major installment in the ''Assassin's Creed'' series and the successor to ''Assassin's Creed Syndicate'' (20 ...

'', 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 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 the P ...

'', a 2011 installment in the ''Rayman'' series * ''

Sonic Origins is a 2022 video game compilation developed by Sonic Team and published by Sega. It features remasters of the first four platform games in ''Sonic the Hedgehog'' series—''Sonic the Hedgehog'' (1991), '' Sonic the Hedgehog 2'' (1992), '' Soni ...

'', a 2022 video game collection in the ''

Sonic the Hedgehog is a video game series and media franchise created by the Japanese developers Yuji Naka, Naoto Ohshima, and Hirokazu Yasuhara for Sega. The franchise follows Sonic the Hedgehog (character), Sonic, an anthropomorphic blue hedgehog who battle ...

'' 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. It is an installment in the open-world '' Xenoblade Chronicles'' series, itself a part of the larger '' Xe ...

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 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 cons ...

and Roger Lewin

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 ...

, an American metal band formed in 1997 * The Origin (band), 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 pianist, composer, bandleader and occasional percussionist. His compositions "Spain (instrumental), Spain", "500 Miles High", "La Fiesta", "Armando's Rhumba" ...

Albums

* ''Origin'' (Borknagar album), 2006 * ''Origin'' (Dayseeker album), 2015 * ''Origin'' (Evanescence demo album), 2000 * ''Origin'' (Origin album), 2000 * ''Origin'' (Omnium Gatherum album), 2021 * ''Origin'' (Jordan Rakei album), 2019 * ''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, 2018 * ''Origins'', by Steve Roach, 1993 * ''The Origins'', by Ganja White Night, 2018

Songs

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

Given to the Rising ''Given to the Rising'' is the ninth studio album by American band post-metal 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 sam ...

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 (United States) service shut down on 30 December 2022, but CNS ...

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

Brands and enterprises

Atos Origin Atos SE is a European multinational information technology (IT) service and consulting company with headquarters in Bezons suburb of Paris, France, and offices worldwide. It specialises in hi-tech transactional services, unified communicatio ...

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

Origin Energy Origin Energy Ltd is an ASX listed public company with headquarters in Sydney. It is a major integrated electricity generator, and electricity and natural gas retailer. It operates Eraring Power Station, Australia's largest coal-fired power ...

, an Australian gas and electricity company * Origin Enterprises, 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 third ...

, 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 mod ...

Philosophy and religion

* ''

Creatio ex nihilo (Latin, '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 came to exist. It is in contrast to ''creatio ex mate ...

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

Creation myth A creation myth or cosmogonic myth is a type of cosmogony, 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. Cre ...

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

Origin myth An origin myth is a type of myth that explains the beginnings of a natural or social aspect of the world. Creation myths are a type of origin myth narrating the formation of the universe. However, numerous cultures have stories that take place a ...

, 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" meaning "why" in French) is a fictional narrative that explains why something is the way it is, for example why snakes have no legs or why tigers have striped coats. Many legends, origin myths and folk tales are ...

, 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, a ...

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

Abiogenesis Abiogenesis is the natural process by which life arises from non-living matter, such as simple organic compounds. The prevailing scientific hypothesis is that the transition from non-living to living entities on Earth was not a single even ...

, the study of how life on Earth arose from inanimate matter * Noogony, the study of the origin of concepts in the 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 kinsh ...

, the study of human origin * Pedigree (dog), registered ancestry

Computing and technology

* Dalsa Origin, a digital movie camera * Origin of a URI, as used in the

Same-origin policy In computing, the same-origin policy (SOP) is a concept in the web application security model. Under the policy, a web browser permits scripts contained in a first web page to access data in a second web page, but only if both web pages have the sa ...

Origin (data analysis software) Origin is a proprietary computer program for interactive Plot (graphics), scientific graphing and data analysis. It is produced by OriginLab Corporation, and runs on Microsoft Windows. It has inspired several Cross-platform, platform-independen ...

, scientific graphing and data analysis software developed by OriginLab Corp * Original equipment manufacturer (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 (computing), server computer developed and manufactured by Silicon Graphics, SGI, introduced in October 1996 to accompany their mid-range and high-end SGI Origin 2000, Origin 20 ...

, 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 ...

, 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 * Origination, a concept in

Voice over IP Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP), also known as IP telephony, is a set of technologies used primarily for voice communication sessions over Internet Protocol (IP) networks, such as the Internet. VoIP enables voice calls to be transmitted as ...

telephony

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 arbitrar ...

, 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 In geometry, a Cartesian coordinate system (, ) in a plane (geometry), plane is a coordinate system that specifies each point (geometry), point uniquely by a pair of real numbers called ''coordinates'', which are the positive and negative number ...

* Origin, the pole in the

polar coordinate system In mathematics, the polar coordinate system specifies a given point in a plane by using a distance and an angle as its two coordinates. These are *the point's distance from a reference point called the ''pole'', and *the point's direction from ...

Time

* Origin, a general point in

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

* 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 b ...

* 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 is the study of the origin of particular astrophysical objects or systems, and is most commonly used in ref ...

, 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 cosmos. The term ''cosmology'' was first used in English in 1656 in Thomas Blount's ''Glossographia'', with the meaning of "a speaking of the wo ...

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

Sports

;Rugby League football *

International Origin International Origin was an annual series of rugby league football matches between England and the Exiles. The International Origin was created by the Rugby Football League (RFL) to ensure that the English national side had a good strong mid-sea ...

, England vs Exiles *

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 Syd ...

(1911–2017), annual match in New South Wales *

State of Origin series The State of Origin series is an annual best-of-three rugby league series between two States and territories of Australia, Australian state representative sides, the New South Wales rugby league team, New South Wales Blues and the Queensland ru ...

(often simply "Origin"), annual best-of-three NSW vs Queensland

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 kin ...

, the origin of families * Origin, or

etymology Etymology ( ) is the study of the origin and evolution of words—including their constituent units of sound and meaning—across time. In the 21st century a subfield within linguistics, etymology has become a more rigorously scientific study. ...

, 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 na ...

, the origin of place names