Doris

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Contents 1 People 2 Geography and history 3 Geodesy and astronomy 4 Naval history 5 Computers 6 Movies 7 Other

Doris may refer to:

[edit] People

• Doris (mythology) (bountiful) was, in Greek mythology, an Oceanid, daughter of Oceanus and Tethys. She was married to Nereus and their fifty daughters were called the Nereids.
• One of the Nereids.
• Doris, the first wife of Herod the Great, mother of Antipater, and sister of Theudion
• Dorota "Doris" Tomaszewska The Vocalist of the Polish band Babayaga Ojo.
• Doris Lessing, British writer
• Doris Day, American actress
• Doris Duke, American heiress and philanthropist
• Doris Kenyon, American actress
• Doris Miller, World War II-era American sailor
• Doris Roberts, actress from Everybody Loves Raymond
• Doris Lethbridge-Stewart is the wife of Brigadier Lethbridge-Stewart in the TV series Doctor Who

[edit] Geography and history

• Doris (Greece) was the region in central Greece in which the Dorians had their traditional homeland. The name of this locale was derived from Dorus who in Greek Mythology was said to be the son of Hellen, the founding father of the Greek nation.
• Doris (Asia Minor) was a region of Asia Minor inhabited by Dorians.
• Doris (Iowa) is a town site in Buchanan County, Iowa, USA.

[edit] Geodesy and astronomy

• In geodesy, DORIS is a Doppler satellite tracking system developed for precise orbit determination and precise ground location. The International DORIS Service [1] is an international service which provides a support, through DORIS data and products, to geodetic, geophysical, and other research and operational activities.

• In astronomy, 48 Doris is an asteroid.

[edit] Naval history

• In naval history, Doris was a French coastal submarine of the Sirène class. At 00.14 hours on 9 May 1940, the Doris (CdC Favreul) was torpedoed and sunk North West off the Dutch Coast, 30 miles from Den Helder, by the German submarine U-9.
• Five ships of the British Royal Navy have been named HMS Doris.

[edit] Computers

• Doris is the name for computer software that allows script-driven generation of OpenGL views using C++, GLUT, GLUI, and Lua. Hosted at SourceForge since 2001.

• Doris is also microbrowser product developed by a small Finland-based company, Anygraaf, for Symbian operating system.

• DORIS (Digital Online Registration and Identification System) is an initiative by the Singapore Government to introduce Smart Chips in USB form factor, primarily to be used as a token in two-factor authentication.

[edit] Movies

• The Ugly Stepsister from Shrek, Doris.
• DOR-15 (pronounced "Doris") is the robot bowler hat from Meet the Robinsons

[edit] Other

• In zoology Doris is a genus of marine opisthobranch gastropod molluscs, specifically a nudibranch.

• Doris was a Swedish pop group between 1966 and a few years into the 1970s.

• Doris was the name of a play authored by Robert Drouet which was produced in New York in 1895, and experienced a revival in 1899.

• Doris used in a derogatory manner refering to a person who is dippy, forgetful or slow on the uptake.

• Finally, in British rhyming slang, Doris is a mild insult on a par with 'pansy' (from Doris Day meaning gay).

• Doris is the name of a Psychedelic/Indie Rock band based in Buenos Aires, Argentina.