Universe (disambiguation)
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Universe may refer to:
- The Universe, depending on the context, the summation of all particles that exist and the space-time in which all events occur, or else synonymous with observable universe
- One element of a multiverse, such as a Parallel universe (fiction) or Multiverse (science) i.e. any one of many scientific theories with more than one universe
- The world (philosophy), in the metaphysical sense: everything that makes up reality
- Observable universe, a ball-shaped region of space surrounding Earth close enough to observe objects in
- Fictional universe, a self-consistent setting for several stories by a single author or a group in fiction, especially science fiction
- Universe (mathematics), a class that is large enough to contain all of the sets that one may wish to use
- Universe of discourse, the relevant set for a purpose
- Universe (economics), a population to be studied or measured
[edit] Literature
- Universe (book), a non-fictional book by nine British authors, first published in 2005
- Universe, the title of the first part of the Orphans of the Sky novella written by Robert A. Heinlein
- Universe, a series of science fiction anthologies featuring new stories, edited by Terry Carr
- The Universe (newspaper), a newspaper for Roman Catholics in Britain and Ireland
[edit] Popular culture
- Universe (documentary), a 1960 short documentary made about the nightly work of an astronomer
- Transformers: Universe is a Transformers comic series and toyline
- Universe (song) a 1991 single by the English rock group Slade
- Universe (videogame), a 1994 adventure game by Core Design
- The Universe (TV series), a 2007 History Channel documentary television series
[edit] Computing
- Electric Image Animation System, aka Universe, a 3D computer graphics package published by EI Technology Group
- UniVerse, an operating environment/multi-value database system
[edit] Other
- Universe, a single spoken sentence (Latin origins)
- Ibanez Universe, a seven-string electric guitar made by the Ibanez company
- The Universe (Dubai), a man-made archipelago in Dubai, United Arab Emirates