Observer
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Observer may refer to person who is observing. More specialised meanings follow.
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Computer science and information theory
- In information theory, any system which receives information from an object.
- A state observer in control theory, a system that models a real system in order to provide an estimate of its internal state
- Observer pattern, a design pattern used in computer programming
- ObserverNMS (software), a network management software package
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Fiction
- Observer (Mystery Science Theater 3000), aka Brain Guy
- Observers, non-linear beings in the television show Fringe
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Music
- "Observer", a song by Gary Numan on his album The Pleasure Principle
- "The Observer", a track from The Flaming Lips' 1999 album The Soft Bulletin
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Physics
- Observer (physics)
- Observer (special relativity), a notion from the special relativity theory
- Observer (general relativity)
- Observer (quantum physics)
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Politics and diplomacy
- Observer status, granted by an organization to a non-member, allowing the non-member limited ability to participate in the organization's activities
- An election observer, one who assists in election monitoring
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Publications
- The Observer, a UK Sunday newspaper
- The Texas Observer, an American political magazine
- A Sri Lankan Sunday and evening newspaper
- The Observer (disambiguation), various newspapers
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Other
- A game official used in some competitions of Ultimate
- The Observer personality type
- Air observer, an aircrew member of a (usually military) aircraft
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See also
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