Digital Glossary

The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire (often shortened to 'Order of the British Empire') is the most junior and most populous order of chivalry in the British and other Commonwealth honors systems.

When a computer or other device is not turned on or connected to other devices, it is said to be 'offline.' This is the opposite of being 'online,' when a device can readily communicate with other devices.

OpenCourseWare (OCW) are course lessons created at universities and published for free via the Internet.

In production and development, open source as a development model promotes a universal access via a free license to a product's design or blueprint, and universal redistribution of that design or blueprint, including subsequent improvements to it by anyone.

The Open University (OU) is a distance learning and research university founded by Royal Charter in the United Kingdom. The university is funded by a combination of student fees, contract income, and allocations for teaching and research by the higher education funding bodies throughout the UK.

The Organization of Afro-American Unity (OAAU) was a Pan-Africanist organization founded by Malcolm X in 1964. The OAAU was modeled on the Organisation of African Unity, which had impressed Malcolm X during his visit to Africa in April and May 1964. The purpose of the OAAU was to fight for the human rights of African Americans and promote cooperation among Africans and people of African descent in the Americas.