Oracle (disambiguation)

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An oracle in Greek and Roman polytheism was an agency or medium, usually a priest or a priestess, through which the gods were supposed to speak or prophesize.

Oracle may also refer to:

divine revelation in Christianity
Urim and Thummim in Judaism
any form of divination in other religions

Ancient Chinese script

Computing

ORACLE (computer), an early computer
Oracle (software testing)
Oracle Corporation, a software and enterprise hardware company
Oracle Database, a database management system
Oracle machine, a computational model used to study decision problems
ORACLE (teletext), a British teletext service that was available on ITV and Channel 4
Internet Oracle, a collaborative humor website
Random oracle, an abstraction used in cryptographic proofs
Padding oracle attack, a type of cryptographic attack

Publications

The Oracle (novel), a 2003 book by Catherine Fisher
The Oracle (University of South Florida), a student newspaper
San Francisco Oracle, a 1960s underground newspaper
The Oracle of Reason, an 1800s atheistic periodical
The Oracle, a 1951 novel by Edwin O'Connor
Oracle, a 2010 novel by Jackie French
ORA:CLE, a 1984 novel by Kevin O'Donnell, Jr.
The Oracle, a student newspaper of Stratford High School
"Oracle", a short story by Greg Egan
The Oracle (Sweet Valley), the fictional High School newspaper in the Sweet Valley High book series

Comics

Oracle, Inc., a fictional company established by Marvel Comics character Namor

Film and television

ORACLE (teletext), a televised information service
Oracle, the shell program of the fictional computer Vector Sigma in the Transformers universe
The Oracle in Aladdin and the King of Thieves
The Oracle (film), a 1953 film

Fictional characters

Barbara Gordon, a DC Comics superhero, the original Batgirl has used the alias "Oracle"
Oracle, the original alias of the DC Comics character who would be reimagined as Aurakles
Oracle (Marvel Comics), a Marvel character and member of the Shi'ar Imperial Guard
The Oracle (The Matrix)
The Oracle, a W.I.T.C.H. character
The Oracle, a Casper Meets Wendy character
The Oracle, a Benidorm character
Oracle, a Spider Riders character

Places

Oracle (workhouse), a workhouse erected with funds bequeathed by John Kendrick
Oracle, Arizona
The Oracle, Queensland, a development in Australia
The Oracle, Reading, a shopping mall in England
Oracle Arena, a sports venue

Music

Albums

Oracle (Kittie album)
Oracle (Sunn O))) album)
Oracle (Michael Hedges album)
Oracle (Gary Peacock and Ralph Towner album)
Oracles (album), an album by Fleshgod Apocalypse
The Oracle (album), an album by Godsmack

Songs

"The Oracle", a composition by Tony Banks
"Oracle", a song by Scale the Summit from the album The Migration

Other uses

Oracle (rocket), model rocket for aerial photography
Nechung Oracle, the State Oracle of Tibet
Oracle, a technical symposium organized at Government College of Technology, Coimbatore

Sport

BMW Oracle Racing, an American sailing syndicate