Oracle

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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 prophesy.

In generalized usage, an oracle can also be:

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

As a proper name, Oracle may also refer to:

Ancient Chinese script

• Oracle bone script
• Oracle bone

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
• Internet Oracle, a collaborative humor website
• Random oracle, an abstraction used in cryptographic proofs

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
• The Oracle, a student newspaper of Stratford High School
• Oracle, a short story by Greg Egan

Comics

• 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
• Oracle, Inc., a fictional company established by Marvel Comics character Namor
• The Oracle, a W.I.T.C.H. character

Film and television

• ORACLE (teletext), a televised information service
• The Oracle (The Matrix)
• The Oracle, a Casper Meets Wendy character
• The Oracle, a Benidorm character
• Oracle, a Spider Riders character
• 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

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

• Oracle (Kittie album)
• Oracle (Sunn O))) album)
• Oracle (Michael Hedges album)
• Oracles (Fleshgod Apocalypse album)
• The Oracle (album), an album by Godsmack

Other uses

• Oracle (rocket), model rocket for aerial photography
• Nechung Oracle, the State Oracle of Tibet

Sport

• BMW Oracle Racing, an American sailing syndicate

See also

• Auricle (disambiguation)
• Omen
• Fortune-telling

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