Universal may refer to:

• The Universe, defined as the summation of all particles and energy that exist and the space-time in which all events occur

Contents 1 As a modifier 2 Companies 3 Music 4 Places 5 Religious 6 Technology 7 See also

As a modifier

• 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
• Universality (dynamical systems), the discovery that certain general properties of a physical system are independent of the details. The Universe is defined as everything that Physically Exists: the entirety of Space and Time, all forms of Matter, Energy In Metaphysics, a universal is what particular things have in common namely characteristics or qualities A universal joint, U joint, Cardan joint, Hardy- Spicer joint, or Hooke's joint is a Universal (Uniwersał Універсал is a historic term that means an official proclamation or legal act The territory of Ukraine was a key centre of East Slavic culture in the Middle Ages, before being divided between a variety of powers Universal algebra (sometimes called general algebra) is the field of Mathematics that studies Algebraic structures themselves not examples ("models" A universal binary is in Apple parlance an Executable file or application bundle that runs natively on In computability theory, several closely-related terms are used to describe the "computational power" of a computational system (such as an Abstract machine or A universal constructor may refer to Universal assembler, a hypothesized nanotechnology device for building a large class of nanomachines including itself or Universal health care is health care coverage which is extended to all eligible residents of a governmental region Universal pragmatics, more recently placed under the heading of formal pragmatics, is the philosophical study of the necessary conditions for reaching an Understanding In various branches of Mathematics, certain constructions are frequently defined or characterised by an abstract property which requires the existence of a unique Morphism A linguistic universal is a statement that is true for all Natural languages For example All languages have Nouns and Verbs, or All spoken A cultural universal (see George Murdock, Claude Levi-Strauss, Donald Brown) is an element pattern trait or institution that is common to all Human The Universal Wavefunction or Universal Wave Function is a term introduced by Hugh Everett in his Princeton PhD Thesis entitled The Theory of the Universal Wave The British Board of Film Classification ( BBFC) originally British Board of Film Censors, is the organisation responsible for Film, DVD In philosophy universalism is a doctrine or school claiming universal facts can be discovered and is therefore understood as being in opposition to Relativism. In Statistical mechanics, universality is the observation that there are properties for a large class of systems that are independent of the dynamical details of the

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
• XHFO-FM, "Universal Stereo", a Mexico City radio station first airing in 1979
• The Universal (song), a 1995 rock song by the English band Blur
• Universal (Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark album), a 1996 album by Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark
• Universal (YFriday album), a 2006 album by YFriday
• Universal (Troll album), a 2001 album by Troll

Universal Stereo FM :Universalstereofm. NBC Universal is a media and Entertainment company formed in May 2004 by the combination of General Electric 's NBC with Vivendi Universal Universal Studios (sometimes called Universal Pictures or Universal City Studios) a subsidiary of NBC Universal, is a major Global American Universal Corporation ( is one of the world's leading tobacco merchants For the US-based cargo airline which operated from 1966 to 1972 see Universal Airlines (US. For the Guyana-based airline that operated between 2001 and 2005 see Universal Airlines Universal Airlines was a United States Universal Helicopters is a commercial helicopter company located in Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. The company Universal Gym Equipment, maker and distributor of the 'Universal Gym' multi-station body-building equipment was founded by Harold Zinkin, the first winner ( (pronounced "Ah-roo-zeh" is a Japanese manufacturer of Pachinko, Slot machines and other gaming Universal Weather and Aviation Inc (commonly called Universal or Universal Weather) is a Houston Texas -based company providing products and services Universal Music Group (UMG is the largest Business group and family of Record labels in the Recording industry. XHFO-FM, also called Universal Stereo, is a Radio station that plays music from the 1950s through to the 1980s in the English language to listeners " The Universal " is a song by British band Blur and is featured on their fourth studio Album, The Great Escape Universal is an album by Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark, released in 1996 Universal is YFriday 's fourth album It was released on the 31st March to Ixth Hour event in Newcastle but the band had played many of the songs in previous Universal is the fourth Studio album from Norwegian Black metal band Troll. com Emisora en la web, evolucionamos despues de 20 años en el aire transmitiendo en la banda FM desde Barranquilla Colombia en 93. 1 FM Ahora Jimmy Villareal presenta para la nueva generación www. universalstereofm. com. Con los exitos de los 70, 80 y 90 y los programas que hicieron la historia de la radio adulta contemporanea en Colombia.

Places

• Universal, Indiana, a town in the United States

Religious

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

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

See also

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

Universal is a town in Clinton Township, Vermillion County, Indiana, United States. As a Christian Ecclesiastical term Catholic —from the Greek adjective, meaning "general" or "universal"—is described The Sladen Suit was a heavy type of British divers' Drysuit made by Siebe Gorman. A universal remote is a Remote control that can be programmed to operate various brands of one or more types of Consumer electronics devices The HTC Universal is a Windows Mobile 50 Pocket PC phone manufactured by High Tech Computer Corporation. In social work practice and Psychotherapy, universalization is a supportive intervention utilized by the therapist to reassure and encourage his/her client The Universe is defined as everything that Physically Exists: the entirety of Space and Time, all forms of Matter, Energy

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