Oracle (disambiguation)

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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 prophesize.

Oracle may also refer to:

Other religious uses

Oracle bone
- Oracle bone script
Nechung Oracle, the State Oracle of Tibet
Divine revelation in Christianity
Urim and Thummim in Judaism
any form of divination in other religions

Computing

A device that answers questions but whose inner workings are unknown or irrelevant, similar to a black box
- Oracle (software testing)
- Oracle machine, a computational model used to study decision problems
- Random oracle, an abstraction used in cryptographic proofs
- Padding oracle attack, a type of cryptographic attack
Oracle Corporation, a software and enterprise hardware company
- Oracle Database, a database management system
ORACLE (computer), an early computer
A duo of games in the Legend of Zelda franchise.

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
Oracle, a 2010 novel by Jackie French
ORA:CLE, a 1984 novel by Kevin O'Donnell, Jr.
The Oracle, a student newspaper of Stratford High School
"Oracle", a short story by Greg Egan
The Oracle (Sweet Valley), the fictional High School newspaper in the Sweet Valley High book series

Comics

Oracle, an alias used by DC Comics character Barbara Gordon
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 company established by the Marvel character Namor
The Oracle, a W.I.T.C.H. character

Film and television

ORACLE (teletext), a British teletext service that was available on ITV and Channel 4
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
The Oracle (The Matrix)
The Oracle, a Casper Meets Wendy character
The Oracle, a Benidorm character

Other fictional characters

Oracle, a Spider Riders character

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

Albums

Oracle (Kittie album)
Oracle (Sunn O))) album)
Oracle (Michael Hedges album)
Oracle (Gary Peacock and Ralph Towner album)
Oracles (album), an album by Fleshgod Apocalypse
The Oracle (Hank Jones album)
The Oracle (album), an album by Godsmack
The Oracle (Dark Sermon album)

Songs

"The Oracle", a composition by Tony Banks
"Oracle", a song by Scale the Summit from the album The Migration

Other uses

Oracle (rocket), model rocket for aerial photography
Oracle, a technical symposium organized at Government College of Technology, Coimbatore
BMW Oracle Racing, an American sailing syndicate
Internet Oracle, a collaborative humor website