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Oz most commonly refers to:
Oz or OZ may also refer to:
[edit] Entertainment
- Oz (band), a NWOBHM band
- World of Oz, a psychedelic pop band
- Oz (TV series), (from "Oswald") the title of a TV show on HBO set in a prison called "The Oswald state correctional facility"
- Oz (magazine), a satirical magazine published in Australia and Britain in the late 1960s and early 1970s
- Kevin Nash, a Professional wrestler
- Organization of Zodiac, an organization in the anime series Mobile Suit Gundam Wing; usually abbreviated as OZ
- Oz (Judge Dredd story), a Judge Dredd storyline in the UK comic, 2000 AD
- Oz (1976 film), an Australian film which updated the story and removed the overt fantasy elements, making Dorothy a groupie hitch-hiker and the Scarecrow etc various people she meets. CFLeon 23:17, 30 March 2007 (UTC)
[edit] Computers and games
- Oz Linux, An advanced user friendly Linux desktop utilizing Conary.
- OpenZaurus, a Linux distribution
- Oz (programming language), a multi-paradigm computer programming language
- Wizard of Oz experiment, a technique for doing user-centered design or usability evaluations of software applications
- OZ - Over Zenith , a PS2 game from Konami, released in Europe as The Sword of Etheria
- OZ World, A Massively-Multiplayer Online Role-Playing Game(MMORPG), based around fishing. Unlike many MMORPGs there is no combat in this game and it can be better described as a social (Chatting & dating) game using 3D avatars.
- Oz, the Oz. of Prevention System, a CMMS, Computerized Maintenance Management System, developed by Ounce of Prevention Software, a Division of Aviar, Inc.
[edit] People
- Daniel "Oz" Osbourne, a fictional character in Buffy the Vampire Slayer
- Amos Oz, an Israeli author
- Frank Oz, (Richard Frank Oznowicz) a film director, actor and puppeteer noted for his work on the Muppets and Yoda
- Mehmet Oz, a Turkish American cardiothoracic surgeon
- Ozzy Osbourne, a Rock star, television personality, and pop culture icon
