Orbit

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Orbit is the gravitationally curved path of one object around a point or another body.

Orbit may also refer to:

Computing

• ORBit, an object request broker (ORB) for CORBA
• Orbit Downloader, a download manager for Windows

Science and mathematics

• Orbit (anatomy), the socket in the skull which accommodates an eye
• Orbit (dynamics), in dynamical systems
• Orbit (group theory) (or symmetry orbit)
• Orbit (control theory), a particular case of the notion of orbit in group theory

People

• William Orbit, atmospheric techno composer

Popular culture

• Orbit Books, a UK based publisher of science fiction books and fantasy books
• Orbit Magazine, a Detroit-based alternative publication
• 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
• Orbit (album), the first album from William Orbit
• Orbit, a fictional airline in Flight Simulator X

Organizations

• Orbit Group, a UK housing association
• Orbit Communications Company, a former DBS satellite service in the Middle East
• Orbit Irrigation Products

Other

• Orbit (gum), a brand of chewing gum manufactured by the Wrigley Company
• Orbit (mascot), the former mascot of Major League Baseball's Houston Astros
• Orbit (scratch), is a DJ technique
• ArcelorMittal Orbit, a steel tower located in East London as part of the London 2012 Olympic Park

See also

• Orbital (disambiguation)
• All pages beginning with "Orbit"
• All pages with titles containing "Orbit"

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