Origin is scientific graphing and data analysis software package, produced by OriginLab Corporation, that runs on Microsoft Windows. All operations can be executed through either graphically (through menus or dialog boxes) or programaticly. Origin has its own C/C++ compiler with built-in vector and matrix support. In software engineering, software maintenance is the process of enhancing and optimizing deployed software (software release), as well as remedying defects. ... A software release refers to the creation and availability of a new version of a computer software product. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... Microsoft Windows is a family of operating systems by Microsoft. ... A software license is a legal agreement which may take the form of a proprietary or gratuitous license as well as a memorandum of contract between a producer and a user of computer software. ... Proprietary software is software that has restrictions on using and copying it, usually enforced by a proprietor. ... Website - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia /**/ @import /skins-1. ... Microsoft Windows is a family of operating systems by Microsoft. ... C in Copyright mark The letter C is the third letter in the Latin alphabet. ... C++ (generally pronounced /si plÊŒs plÊŒs/) is a general-purpose, high-level programming language with low-level facilities. ...

Origin supports over sixty built-in 2D, 3D, image, and contour graphs. All graphs are created by using a graph template. Once a graph is constructed, modifications can be made by double-clicking on the graph element and using a dialog box to specify the format change. Customized graph formats can be saved as either a template for plotting other data, or as a graph theme to be applied to other existing graphs.

Data can be explored and analyzed either in worksheets or graphs. Data analysis tools include statistics, signal processing, curve fitting and peak analysis. Origin also features a nonlinear least squares fitter. Global fitting can be performed where multiple datasets are simultaneously fit, typically to different fitting function models, while sharing one or more parameters between datasets. A graph of a bell curve in a normal distribution showing statistics used in educational assessment, comparing various grading methods. ... Signal processing is the processing, amplification and interpretation of signals and deals with the analysis and manipulation of signals. ... Curve fitting is finding a curve which matches a series of data points and possibly other constraints. ...

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History

Origin was first invented for use solely with microcalorimeters manufactured by MicroCal Inc. The software was used to graph the instruments data, and perform nonlinear curve fitting and parameter calculation.

The software was first published for the public in 1992 by Microcal Software, which later was renamed to OriginLab Corporation.

See also

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