Orbit (disambiguation)
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Orbit usually refers to the concept of an orbit in celestial mechanics. See the list of orbits for links to specific types of orbits.
Other uses are listed below.
[edit] Anatomy
- Orbit (anatomy), the socket in the skull which accommodates an eye
[edit] Computing
- ORBit/ORBit2, an object request broker (ORB) for CORBA
- Orbit, an optimizing compiler for the T dialect of the Scheme programming language
- Orbit Downloader
- OrbitED, a distributed COMET server - see Comet (programming)
[edit] Mathematics
[edit] Popular culture
- Orbit (band)
- Orbit (anthology series), a series of original science fiction anthologies, published between 1966–1980.
- Orbit Science Fiction, a five issue science fiction anthology series, published between 1953–1954.
- William Orbit, atmospheric techno composer
[edit] Miscellaneous
- Orbit Books, a UK based publisher of science fiction and fantasy books
- Orbit (irrigation), Orbit Irrigation Products, Inc.
- Orbit (gum), a brand of chewing gum manufactured by the Wrigley Company
- Orbit Satellite Television and Radio Network, a DBS satellite service in the Middle East