Orbit (disambiguation)
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Orbit
is the gravitationally curved path of one object around a point or another body.
Orbit may also refer to:
Orbit
In physics, an orbit is the gravitationally curved path of an object around a point in space, for example the orbit of a planet around the center of a star system, such as the Solar System...
is the gravitationally curved path of one object around a point or another body.
Orbit may also refer to:
Computing
- ORBitORBitORBit is a CORBA 2.4 compliant Object Request Broker . It features mature C, C++ and Python bindings, and less developed bindings for Perl, Lisp, Pascal, Ruby, and Tcl...
, an object request broker (ORB) for CORBA - Orbit DownloaderOrbit Downloader-External links:* * at Download.com* at Softonic.com...
, a download manager for Windows
Science and mathematics
- Orbit (anatomy)Orbit (anatomy)In anatomy, the orbit is the cavity or socket of the skull in which the eye and its appendages are situated. "Orbit" can refer to the bony socket, or it can also be used to imply the contents...
, the socket in the skull which accommodates an eye - Orbit (dynamics)Orbit (dynamics)In mathematics, in the study of dynamical systems, an orbit is a collection of points related by the evolution function of the dynamical system. The orbit is a subset of the phase space and the set of all orbits is a partition of the phase space, that is different orbits do not intersect in the...
, in dynamical systems - Orbit (group theory) (or symmetry orbit)
- Orbit (control theory), a particular case of the notion of orbit in group theory
Popular culture
- Orbit BooksOrbit BooksOrbit Books is an international publisher that specialises in science fiction and fantasy books. It was founded in 1974 as part of the Macdonald Futura publishing company...
, a UK based publisher of science fiction books and fantasy books - Orbit MagazineOrbit MagazineOrbit Magazine was a Detroit-area publication that billed itself as "an alt newsweekly, with neither news or a weekly schedule."- History :...
, a Detroit-based alternative publication - Orbit (band)Orbit (band)Orbit is a Boston, Massachusetts-based power trio. Formed in 1994, the band went on hiatus in late 2001. Their initial releases were on drummer Buckley's own Lunch Records label before the band moved to major label A&M Records. They completed recording their second major label album, "Guide To...
- Orbit (anthology series), a series of original science fiction anthologies, published between 1966–1980
- Orbit Science FictionOrbit Science FictionOrbit Science Fiction was a short lived science fiction magazine anthology published in 1953 and 1954 by the Hanro Corporation. Only 5 issues were published, each of which were edited by Donald A. Wollheim, although Jules Saltman was credited within the publication. Several prominent science...
, a five issue science fiction anthology series, published between 1953–1954 - Orbit (album)Orbit (album)Orbit is the first album by William Orbit. While all of his later solo albums are predominantly instrumental, this album consists mostly of songs with lyrics, with vocals performed by Peta Nikolich....
, the first album from William Orbit - Orbit, a fictional airline in Flight Simulator X
Organizations
- Orbit GroupOrbit GroupOrbit Group is a group of housing associations providing affordable housing to around 33,000 households in England, mainly in the Midlands, East Anglia and the south east.-History:Orbit Housing Association was established in 1966...
, a UK housing association - Orbit Communications Company, a former DBS satellite service in the Middle East
- Orbit Irrigation ProductsOrbit Irrigation ProductsOrbit Irrigation Products, Inc, located in Bountiful, UT, is a manufacturer and supplier of irrigation products for residential and commercial markets and has been in business for over 30 years. It distributes over 2,000 products to 40 countries on five continents...
Other
- Orbit (gum)Orbit (gum)Orbit is a brand of sugarless chewing gum from the Wrigley Company. In the United States, where it was re-launched in 2001, it is sold in cardboard boxes with 14 individually wrapped pieces of gum per package. In the UK, where it was launched in 1977, it was sold as a traditional long-stick gum...
, a brand of chewing gum manufactured by the Wrigley Company - Orbit (mascot)Orbit (mascot)Orbit was the name given to Major League Baseball's Houston Astros former mascot, a lime-green outer-space creature wearing an Astros jersey with antennae extending into baseballs. Orbit was the teams official mascot from the 1990 through the 1999 seasons. For the 2000 season, Junction Jack was...
, the former mascot of Major League Baseball's Houston Astros - Orbit (scratch)Orbit (scratch)An orbit is a type of scratch used by turntablists. It is generally any scratch that incorporates both a forward and backward movement, or vice versa, of the record in sequence.- Creation :...
, is a DJ technique - ArcelorMittal OrbitArcelorMittal OrbitThe ArcelorMittal Orbit is a high observation tower in the Olympic Park in Stratford, London. The steel sculpture is Britain's largest piece of public art, and is a permanent, lasting legacy of London's hosting of the 2012 Summer Olympics, assisting in the post-Olympics regeneration of the...
, a planned steel tower to be located in East London as part of the London 2012 Olympic Park