Origins

Abiogenesis, the study of how life on Earth could have arisen from inanimate matter
Cosmogony, any theory concerning the origin of the universe
Cosmology, the study of the universe and humanity's place in it
Creation myth, a mytho-religious story or explanation that describes the beginnings of humanity, earth, life, and the universe
Genesis creation narrative, creation as described in the first two chapters of the Book of Genesis in the Bible
Creatio ex nihilo, Latin for "creation out of nothing", a phrase used in philosophical and theological contexts

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Dalsa Origin, a digital movie camera
Original equipment manufacturer (OEM), manufactures products for another company's brand name
Original soundtrack, recorded music accompanying and synchronized to the images of a motion picture, television program or video game
The source of a river system
The geographical pole, used in cartography
Time
- A general point in time
- Epochal date, see epoch (reference date)
- Epochal event, see epoch (reference date)
- Epochal moment, in astronomy, a reference for the orbital elements of a celestial body
Mathematics
- The point of intersection of the axes in the Cartesian coordinate system
- The pole in the polar coordinate system
- Origin (mathematics), a fixed point of reference for the geometry of the surrounding space

Genealogy, origin of families
The birth of a living entity, thought, belief or idea
Epistemology, origin of knowledge
Origin myth, a story or explanation that describes the beginning of some feature of the natural or social world
Origin story, or pourquoi story, a fictional narrative that explains why something is the way it is
Original sin, in Christian theology
Etymology, origin of words
Toponymy, origin of place names

Career Origin, a career development company specialising in the development of resumes, cover letters, Government applications, interview coaching and career counselling
Atos Origin, the company formed with the merger of BSO and Philips C&P (Communications & Processing) division
Origin Energy, an Australian gas and electricity company
Origins (cosmetics), a plant-based skin care and fragrance company of Estée Lauder
Origins Institute, a department at McMaster University
Origin Systems, a computer game developer
Origins Game Fair, a game convention
Original Confidence, now Oricon Inc, supplies statistics and information on music and the music industry in Japan
Original trilogy (Star Wars), a media franchise
Origin Instruments, a Texas assistive technology company

Origin (magazine), an American poetry magazine
Origin story, in comic books, describing how a character gained their special abilities and/or how they became a superhero or supervillain
Origin (comics), a comic book mini-series published by Marvel Comics in 2002
Origins (Judge Dredd story), a major Judge Dredd storyline running from 2006 through 2007
Manifold: Origin, a science fiction book by Stephen Baxter
Secret Origins, a comic book series published by DC Comics that told the origins of different characters
Origin, a 2007 novel by Diana Abu-Jaber
Origins, a fantasy novel in the Fourth World series by Kate Thompson
Wolverine: Origins, a Marvel Comics series, the sequel to Wolverine: Origin
Original English-language manga, or OEL manga