Look up: orb

1. ORB
   Object Request Broker [Microsoft]
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2. Orb
   an area around a planet or aspect wherein it may be said that the aspect is operative; orbs can be defined closely or widely, and do not have fixed or definite cut-off points.
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3. ORB
   (In topic `Middleware & EAI`) ORB (Object Request Broker) is the middleware that establishes the client-server relationships between objects and provides interoperability between applications on different machines in heterogeneous distributed environments.
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4. Orb
   A sphere or spherical object.
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5. Orb
   Orb noun [ Old French orb blind, from Latin orbus destitute.] (Architecture) A blank window or panel. [ Obsolete] Oxf. Gloss.
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6. Orb
   Orb noun [ French orbe , from Latin orbis circle, orb. Confer Orbit .] 1. A spherical body; a globe; especially, one of the celestial spheres; a sun, planet, or star. « In the small orb of one particular tear.&...
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7. Orb
   Orb transitive verb [ imperfect & past participle Orbed ; present participle & verbal noun Orbing .] 1. To form into an orb or circle. [ Poetic] Milton. Lowell. 2. ...
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8. Orb
   Orb intransitive verb To become round like an orb. [ Poetic] « And orb into the perfect star.» Tennyson.
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9. Orb
   • (n.) A body of soldiers drawn up in a circle, as for defense, esp. infantry to repel cavalry. • (n.) A blank window or panel. • (n.) A sphere of action. • (n.) A spherical body; a globe; especially, one of the celestial spheres; a sun, planet, or star. • (n.) A circle; esp...
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10. orb
    emblem of royal power, usually made of precious metal and jewels and consisting of a sphere surmounted by a cross. The ball as a symbol of the ...
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11. orb
    orb A spherical body; especially, the eyeball. A sphincter is a circular muscle constricting an orifice. In normal tonic condition, it closes the orifice; that is, the muscle must relax to allow the orifice to open.
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12. ORB
    Object Request Broker
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13. Orb
    In architecture, orb is a former term for a blank window or panel.
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14. orb
    
    • the ball-shaped capsule containing the vertebrate eye
    • any object with a spherical shape
    
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15. Orb
    a globe of gold encircled by a band (equator), edged with pearls, and set with rubies, emeralds and sapphires, joined by a band (meridian) arching across the top and surmounted by large ametist above which is a jeweled cross. A part of coronation regalia, it is placed in the left hand of the Soverei...
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16. Orb
    A photographed (not seen at time of photo) anomaly that, in theory, represents an ongoing 'spirit' of a deceased person. It appears as a ball of light and may occasionally seem to be moving. This is a highly controversial subject since there are many reasonable circumstances that identify this as en...
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17. Orb
    The word "`Orb`", from the Latin orbis `circle`, is another name for a round object, especially a disk or a sphere. Orb as a word: `Orb` may refer to: ORB as an initialism: `ORB` is an acronym or abbreviation for: Orbs: `ORBS` can be:
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18. Orb
    (optics) The term `orb` describes unexpected, typically circular artifacts that occur in flash photography — sometimes with trails indicating motion — especially common with modern compact and ultra-compact digital cameras. Orbs are also sometimes called backscatter...
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19. Orb
    (comics) The `Orb` is a fictional character, a Marvel Comics supervillain, primarily an adversary of Ghost Rider. Created by writer Len Wein, penciller Ross Andru, and inker Don Perlin, he first appeared in Marvel Team-Up #15 (November 1973). Fictional character biography: `Drake Shann...
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20. Orb
    (software) `Orb` is freeware streaming software that enables users to remotely access all their personal digital media files including pictures, music, videos, webcams and television. It can be used from any Internet-enabled device, including laptops, pocket PC, smartphones, PS3, Xbox 360 and...
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21. Orb
    (astrology) In astrology, the `orb` is how much an angle made by two points differs from the exactness of an aspect. A trine, for instance, is 120 degrees. If two points were 123 degrees apart, they would be said to be in a trine with an orb of 3 degrees. It is generally held in astrological ...
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