Universal

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Universal may refer to:

• Universal (act), an act by authorities in several periods of History of Ukraine
• Universal (metaphysics)
• universal algebra, a field of mathematics that studies the ideas common to all algebraic structures.
• universal binary, a software product works on both Intel and PowerPC processors on Apple Macintosh computers.
• computationally universal, an abstract machine or programming language which has a computational power equivalent to a universal Turing machine.
• Universal pragmatics
• universal property, a term used in various branches of mathematics.
• linguistic universal, a statement which applies to all languages.
• universal wavefunction, the wavefunction of the universe, used in quantum cosmology and decoherent interpretations of quantum mechanics.
• Universal certificate, a BBFC rating that signifies a work suitable for all viewers.
• Universality (philosophy), a proposition affirming a property of all the members of a collection.

Universal is the name of:

• Universal Studios, a major American media conglomerate.
• NBC Universal, parent company of Universal Studios.
• Universal Music Group, a major music recording company.
• Universal Records, a record company owned by Universal Music Group.
• Universal Corporation, an American tobacco company.
• Universal Airlines, a now-defunct airline based in Georgetown, Guyana.
• Universal Airlines (US), a now-defuncct airline based in Ypsilanti, Michigan.
• Universal Stereo, a Mexico City radio station
• Universal gym machines, a line of exercise machines marketed by Universal Gym Equipment.
• Universal Helicopters, a commercial helicopter transport company.
• Universal (game company), a video game company primarily active in the 1980s.
• Universal, a make of oxygen rebreather scuba set designed to be used with the Sladen Suit.
• "The Universal", a song by the English rock band Blur.
• Universal, an album by Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark, released in 1996
• Universal, an album by YFriday, released in 2006

Universal may also be:

• Catholicism, whose name derives from the Greek καθολικος = "universal".

See also:

• El Universal (disambiguation) for Spanish-language newspapers.
• Universality
• Universalism
• Universalization
• Universal Remote