Genie (disambiguation)
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A genie
is a mythological being in Arabian mythology and in Islam. Known in the myth to, once summoned upon rubbing the lamp, grant three wishes to the one who has summoned them.
Genie may also refer to:
Genie
Jinn or genies are supernatural creatures in Arab folklore and Islamic teachings that occupy a parallel world to that of mankind. Together, jinn, humans and angels make up the three sentient creations of Allah. Religious sources say barely anything about them; however, the Qur'an mentions that...
is a mythological being in Arabian mythology and in Islam. Known in the myth to, once summoned upon rubbing the lamp, grant three wishes to the one who has summoned them.
Genie may also refer to:
- Genie (Aladdin), a character in Disney media
- Genie (programming language)Genie (programming language)Genie is a modern, general-purpose high-level programming language in active development since 2008. It was designed as an alternative, simpler and cleaner dialect for the Vala compiler, while preserving the same functionality of the Vala language. Genie uses the same compiler and libraries as...
, a modern programming language - Genie (feral child)Genie (feral child)Genie is the pseudonym for a feral child who spent nearly all of the first thirteen years of her life locked inside a bedroom strapped to a potty chair. She was a victim of one of the most severe cases of social isolation ever documented...
, American feral child - Genie (Dungeons & Dragons)Genie (Dungeons & Dragons)In the Dungeons & Dragons roleplaying game, genies are outsiders composed in part of the element of their native Elemental Planes.-Dungeons & Dragons :...
, a creature in Dungeons & Dragons - GEnieGEnieGEnie was an online service created by a General Electric business - GEIS that ran from 1985 through the end of 1999. In 1994, GEnie claimed around 350,000 users. Peak simultaneous usage was around 10,000 users...
, an online service provider - AIR-2 GenieAIR-2 GenieThe Douglas AIR-2 Genie was an unguided air-to-air rocket with a 1.5kt W25 nuclear warhead. It was deployed by the United States Air Force and Canada during the Cold War...
, an American air-to-air nuclear rocket - Genie AwardGenie AwardGenie Awards are given out to recognize the best of Canadian cinema by the Academy of Canadian Cinema and Television. From 1949-1979, the awards were named the Canadian Film Awards...
, a Canadian film award - Video GenieVideo GenieVideo Genie was a series of computers produced by Hong Kong-based manufacturer EACA during the early 1980s. They were compatible with the Tandy TRS-80 Model I computers and could be considered a clone, although there were hardware and software differences.The computers making up the series...
, a computer from EACA - Colour GenieColour GenieThe EACA EG2000 Colour Genie was a computer produced by Hong Kong-based manufacturer EACA and introduced in Germany in August 1982. It followed their earlier Video Genie I and II computers and was released around the same time as the business-oriented Video Genie III.The BASIC was compatible with...
, a computer from EACA - Winged genieWinged genieWinged genie is the conventional term for a recurring motif in Assyrian iconography.Winged genies are bearded male figures sporting birds' wings...
, a motif in Iron Age art of Assyria - Genie ZhuoGenie ZhuoGenie Chuo was born on 20 January 1986. She is a Taiwanese Mandopop singer and actress, and also known as Genie Zhuo, "Xuan Xuan" or "Xiao Mi" .-Biography:...
, a Taiwanese actor-singer - Project GenieProject GenieProject Genie was a computer research project started in 1964 at the University of California, Berkeley.It produced an early time-sharing system including the Berkeley Timesharing System, which was then commercialized as the SDS 940.-History:...
, a pioneering timesharing project at UC Berkeley - "Tell Me Your Wish (Genie)", a song sung in both Korean and Japanese by Girl's Generation, and their second Korean mini album of the same title.
- The Genie CompanyThe Genie CompanyThe Genie Company is a brand of a Garage door openers company and a subsidiary of Overhead Door Corporation. It was founded in 1923, and known as the Alliance Manufacturing Company, the company produced a broad line of consumer, industrial and military products. In May 1954, the Alliance...
, a company that produces Garage door openerGarage door openerA garage door opener is a motorized device that opens and closes garage doors. Most are controlled by switches on the garage wall, as well as by remote controls carried in the garage owner's cars, or more rarely, on keychains.- The electric opener :...
s - Genie Backup ManagerGenie Backup ManagerGenie Backup Manager, developed by Genie-soft Inc, is a backup software for Microsoft Windows operating systems that can back up and restore the whole system to many local and remote devices including internal and external hard disks, Iomega REV Disks, FTP locations, online, across network, and...
, a backup software
See also
- Jinn in popular culture
- Diaper GenieDiaper GenieDiaper Genie, a creation of entrepreneur John Hall, is a baby diaper disposal system. The unit consists of a large plastic container with a plastic lid. The system seals diapers individually in a scented film to protect against germs and odors. By opening the lid on the top of the canister, a...
- Game GenieGame GenieThe Game Genie is a series of cheat systems designed by Codemasters and sold by Camerica and Galoob for the Nintendo Entertainment System, Super Nintendo Entertainment System, Game Boy, Mega Drive/Genesis, and Sega Game Gear that modifies game data, allowing the player to cheat, manipulate various...
- Djinn (disambiguation)Djinn (disambiguation)Djinn is a supernatural creature.Djinn may also refer to:* Djinn , a bande dessinée by Jean Dufaux and Ana Mirallès* Djinn , from the band Melechesh* Djinn , by Alain Robbe-Grillet...
- Geni (disambiguation)