XO
Encyclopedia
XO may refer to:
- Executive officerExecutive officerAn executive officer is generally a person responsible for running an organization, although the exact nature of the role varies depending on the organization.-Administrative law:...
in the military - Executive order, an edict by a member of the executive branch of a government
- Xanthine oxidaseXanthine oxidaseXanthine oxidase Xanthine oxidase Xanthine oxidase (XO (sometimes 'XAO'), a form of xanthine oxidoreductase that generates reactive oxygen species. Is an enzyme that catalyzes the oxidation of hypoxanthine to xanthine and can further catalyze the oxidation of xanthine to uric acid...
, an enzyme that catalyzes the oxidation of hypoxanthine to xanthine - Crystal oscillatorCrystal oscillatorA crystal oscillator is an electronic oscillator circuit that uses the mechanical resonance of a vibrating crystal of piezoelectric material to create an electrical signal with a very precise frequency...
, an electronic circuit that uses the mechanical resonance of a vibrating crystal to create an electrical signal with a precise frequency - XO, the now-deprecated abbreviation for crystal oscillators on electrical schematic diagrams
- XO, a grade of cognac, meaning "extra old"
- XO, the IATA code for Spain's LTE International AirwaysLTE International AirwaysLte International Airways S.A. was a charter airline based in Palma de Mallorca, Spain. It operated passenger charter services throughout Europe. Its main base was Son Sant Joan Airport, Palma de Mallorca with hubs at Reina Sofía Airport, Tenerife, Gran Canaria International Airport, Lanzarote...
- XO CommunicationsXO CommunicationsXO Communications is a telecommunications company owned by XO Holdings, Inc...
, a telecom company - XO sauceXO sauceXO sauce is a spicy seafood sauce used in Chinese cuisines especially in southern China such as Guangdong province and Hong Kong.-History:Developed in the 1980s in Hong Kong for Cantonese cuisine, it is made of roughly chopped dried seafoods including scallops, dried fish and shrimp and cooked with...
, a spicy seafood sauce - XO TelescopeXO TelescopeThe XO Telescope is a telescope located on the 3,054 m summit of Haleakala on Maui, Hawaii, formed by a pair of 200 mm telephoto lenses. It is used to detect extrasolar planets using the transit method. It is similar to the TrES survey telescope...
and its related exo-planet survey
Music
- XO (album)XO (album)XO is the name of the fourth album recorded by American singer-songwriter Elliott Smith. Smith's first work on a major label, it was released by DreamWorks Records on August 25, 1998. Bong Load Custom Records released it on vinyl LP, which has since gone out of print. Vinyl copies of XO remained...
by singer-songwriter Elliott Smith - "XO", a song on Fall Out Boy's third studio album, From Under The Cork TreeFrom Under the Cork TreeFrom Under the Cork Tree is the third studio album by American rock band Fall Out Boy. It was released on May 3, 2005, through Island Records as the band's major label debut...
- XO (Leathermouth album)XO (Leathermouth album)-Personnel:Leathermouth*Frank Iero – Lead vocals*Rob Hughes – Guitar, backing vocals*John McGuire – bass, backing vocals*James Dewees – drums, percussion*Ed Auletta – GuitarAdditional personnel...
, Leathermouth's debut album - "XOXO", a song on Gunnie Sanotchra's 2009 studio album, Girl CrazyGirl CrazyGirl Crazy is a 1930 musical with music by George Gershwin, lyrics by Ira Gershwin and book by Guy Bolton and John McGowan. Ethel Merman made her stage debut in this musical production....
- "XO", alias for Toronto-based musician The WeekndThe WeekndAbel Tesfaye , better known by his stage name The Weeknd is an Ethiopian Canadian singer. Songs recorded under The Weeknd name first leaked in late 2010, though the identity of the individual behind the project was initially unknown.The Weeknd released a nine-song mixtape, House of Balloons, on...
See also
- Chi OmegaChi OmegaChi Omega is a women's fraternity and the largest member of the National Panhellenic Conference. Chi Omega has 174 active collegiate chapters and over 230 alumnae chapters. Chi Omega's national headquarters is located in Memphis, Tennessee....
("ΧΩ"), a National Panhellenic Conference women's fraternity - Eastern Orthodoxy Christianity (from the Greek: Χριστιανός Ορθόδοξος, Xristianos Orthodoksos)
- Hugs and kissesHugs and KissesHugs and kisses or xoxo is a term used for expressing affection or good friendship at the end of a written letter, email or SMS text message. Some sources discuss the possibility of "x" referring to hugs and "o" referring to kisses. However, other sources indicate that "x" is used to signify a...
, sometimes written as a sequence of XOs - OLPC XO-1OLPC XO-1The XO-1, previously known as the $100 Laptop, Children's Machine, and 2B1, is an inexpensive subnotebook computer intended to be distributed to children in developing countries around the world, to provide them with access to knowledge, and opportunities to "explore, experiment and express...
laptop, produced by the One Laptop per Child association - Tic-tac-toeTic-tac-toeTic-tac-toe, also called wick wack woe and noughts and crosses , is a pencil-and-paper game for two players, X and O, who take turns marking the spaces in a 3×3 grid. The X player usually goes first...
, a game using X's and O's - X0 (disambiguation)
- XOXOXOXOXOXO is an XML microformat for outlines built on top of XHTML. Developed by several authors as an attempt to reuse XHTML building blocks instead of inventing unnecessary new XML elements/attributes, XOXO is based on existing conventions for publishing outlines, lists, and blogrolls on the Web.The...
, an XML microformat