Universal

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Universal may refer to:

• The Universe is defined as the summation of all particles and energy that exist and the space-time in which all events occur.
• Universal (metaphysics)
• Universal joint, a machine part consisting of a pair of hinges located close together, and oriented at 90° relative to each other
• Universal (act), an act by authorities in several periods of History of Ukraine
• Universal algebra, a field of mathematics that studies the ideas common to all algebraic structures
• Universal binary, a software product works on both Intel and PowerPC processors on Apple Macintosh computers
• Computationally universal, an abstract machine or programming language which has a computational power equivalent to a universal Turing machine
• Universal constructor, an abstract device capable of constructing all constructible artifacts of an environment
• Universal health care.
• Universal pragmatics.
• Universal property, a term used in various branches of mathematics
• Linguistic universal, a statement which applies to all languages
• Cultural universal, a trait thought to be shared by all cultures in the world
• Universal wavefunction, the wavefunction of the universe, used in quantum cosmology and decoherent interpretations of quantum mechanics
• Universal certificate, a BBFC (British Board of Film Classification) rating that signifies a work suitable for all viewers
• Universality (philosophy), a proposition affirming a property of all the members of a collection
• Universal Solider

Universal is the name of:

Companies

• NBC Universal, parent company of Universal Studios
  • Universal Studios, a major American media conglomerate
• Universal Corporation, an American tobacco company
• Universal Airlines, a now-defunct airline based in Georgetown, Guyana
• Universal Airlines (US), a now-defunct airline based in Ypsilanti, Michigan
• Universal Fabric Structures, a fabric structure manufacturer located in Quakertown, Pennsylvania
• Universal Helicopters, a commercial helicopter transport company
• Universal gym machines, a line of exercise machines marketed by Universal Gym Equipment
• Universal (game company), a video game company primarily active in the 1980s
• Universal Weather and Aviation, Inc., a general aviation services company

Music

• Universal Music Group, a major music recording company founded in 1924
  • Universal Records, a record company owned by Universal Music Group founded in 1995
• The Universal, a 1968 song by The Small Faces
• Universal Stereo, a Mexico City radio station first airing in 1979
• "The Universal", a 1995 rock song by the English band Blur
• Universal, a 1996 album by Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark
• Universal, a 2006 album by YFriday
• "Universal", a 2001 album by Troll

Technology

• Universal, a make of oxygen rebreather scuba set designed to be used with the Sladen Suit
• Universal Remote
• HTC Universal, a model of PDA by Taiwanese firm High Tech Computer.

Universal may also be:

• Catholicism, whose name derives from the Greek καθολικος = "universal"

[edit] See also

• El Universal (disambiguation) for Spanish-language newspapers
• Universality
• Universalism (disambiguation)
• Universalization
• Universe

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