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Darwin Technologies Ltd., known simply as Darwin (formerly Thomsons Online Benefits) is a global benefits management and employee engagement software company
Darwin_Technologies
Computer operating system
Darwin is the core Unix-like operating system of macOS, iOS, watchOS, tvOS, iPadOS, audioOS, visionOS, and bridgeOS. It previously existed as an independent
Darwin_(operating_system)
Airport in Northern Territory, Australia
Darwin International Airport (IATA: DRW, ICAO: YPDN) is a domestic and international airport serving Darwin, Northern Territory, Australia. It is the
Darwin_International_Airport
British physicist (1887–1962)
World War. He was a son of the mathematician George Darwin and a grandson of Charles Darwin. Darwin was born at Newnham Grange in Cambridge, England into
Charles_Galton_Darwin
Public university in Northern Territory, Australia
Charles Darwin University (CDU) is an Australian public university with two campuses in Darwin and six satellite campuses in metropolitan and regional
Charles_Darwin_University
Use of knowledge for practical goals
wait until a dangerous technology has been invented before they prepare mitigations. Emerging technologies are novel technologies whose development or practical
Technology
Application of Darwinian theory to other fields
Universal Darwinism is a variety of approaches that extend the theory of Darwinism beyond its original domain of biological evolution on Earth. Universal
Universal_Darwinism
Japanese manga series
The Darwin Incident (Japanese: ダーウィン事変, Hepburn: Dāwin Jihen) is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Shun Umezawa [ja]. It has been serialized
The_Darwin_Incident
Theory describing technology development
Species by Charles Darwin. In the style of this catchphrase, technological evolution can be used to describe the origin of new technologies. The combinatoric
Technological_evolution
2005 American TV series or program
of the fictional planet Darwin IV in the style of a nature documentary. Although closely following Barlowe's depiction of Darwin IV, Alien Planet features
Alien_Planet
Standard for biodiversity information
practice, Darwin Core decouples the definition and semantics of individual terms from application of these terms in different technologies. Darwin Core provides
Darwin_Core
Newspaper article by Samuel Butler
"Darwin among the Machines" is a letter to the editor published in The Press newspaper on 13 June 1863 in Christchurch, New Zealand. The title, which was
Darwin_among_the_Machines
Former home of Charles Darwin
former home of the English naturalist Charles Darwin and his family. It was in this house and garden that Darwin worked on his theory of evolution by natural
Down_House
1858 scientific article
the Darwin–Wallace theory of evolution by natural selection; and appeared in print on 20 August 1858. The presentation of the papers spurred Darwin to
On_the_Tendency_of_Species_to_form_Varieties;_and_on_the_Perpetuation_of_Varieties_and_Species_by_Natural_Means_of_Selection
Company and online coding environment
language. In 2009, having seen significant advancements in browser and web technologies, Masad imagined a development environment built on the same premise as
Replit
Computer operating system kernel
operating system and released as free and open-source software as part of the Darwin OS, which, in addition to being the basis for macOS, is also the basis for
XNU
Australian historian
working in the Social Studies of Science and Technology (STS), and currently adjunct professor at Charles Darwin University. Verran is from New South Wales
Helen_Verran
Son of Charles Darwin (1850–1943)
Leonard Darwin FRGS (15 January 1850 – 26 March 1943) was an English politician, economist and eugenicist. He was a son of the naturalist Charles Darwin, and
Leonard_Darwin
Software for Microsoft Windows
EasyBCD is a program developed by NeoSmart Technologies to configure and tweak the Boot Configuration Data (BCD), a boot database first introduced in Windows
EasyBCD
English botanist
Sarah Catherine Darwin FLS (born 1 April 1964) is a British botanist. Darwin earned a BSc in Botany from Reading University in 1999 and a PhD from University
Sarah_Darwin
Darwin is an architecture description language (ADL), which has existed in various forms since 1991, with its language reference manual last revised in
Darwin_(ADL)
American translation and localisation company
provider. In 2014 they acquired Darwin Zone, a digital marketing services agency based in Costa Rica, and Clay Tablet Technologies, a content connectivity software
Lionbridge
Darwin Caldwell (born Ballymena, Northern Ireland) is a researcher and academic in robotics who is currently research director at the Italian Institute
Darwin_Caldwell
Internal territory of Australia
population of Tasmania. The largest population centre is the capital city of Darwin, having about 52.6% of the Territory's population. The largest inland settlement
Northern_Territory
Hospital in Northern Territory, Australia
The Darwin Hospital was a former hospital that was located at Myilly Point in Larrakeyah, an inner suburb of Darwin, Northern Territory in Australia.
Darwin_Hospital
British psychiatrist (1883–1972)
Ruth Frances Darwin CBE (20 August 1883 – 15 October 1972) was Commissioner of the Board of Control for Lunacy and Mental Deficiency and an advocate of
Ruth_Darwin
Regional airline in Switzerland (2003–2017)
Darwin Airline SA was a Swiss regional airline with its head office in Bioggio, Lugano flying under the brand name Adria Airways Switzerland. It operated
Darwin_Airline
American business professor
smart village prototype in India. Darwin defines a Smart Village as "a community empowered by Digital Technologies & Open Innovation platforms to access
Solomon_Darwin
Former president of cryonics organization
1990s to create many of the key technologies and practices of modern cryonics.[citation needed] Wowk, Brian; Darwin, Michael; Harris, Steven B.; Russell
Mike_Darwin
Medal awarded by the Linnean Society
The Darwin–Wallace Medal is a medal awarded by the Linnean Society of London for "major advances in evolutionary biology". Historically, the medals have
Darwin–Wallace_Medal
list shows notable events for Darwin, nowadays the capital city of the Northern Territory, Australia. Note: When Darwin was first settled, it was called
Timeline_of_Darwin_history
doi:10.1111/j.1469-185x.1984.tb00402.x, PMID 6367843, S2CID 29258934 "Darwin's precursors and influences: Glossary". Retrieved January 18, 2010. "Is the
List of common misconceptions about science, technology, and mathematics
List_of_common_misconceptions_about_science,_technology,_and_mathematics
2025 operating system version
from the original on August 5, 2025. Retrieved August 6, 2025. nfs(5) – Darwin and macOS File Formats Manual "Apple's new Finder icon is an abomination"
MacOS_Tahoe
2007 European study concept of an array of space observatories
Darwin was a suggested ESA Cornerstone mission which would have involved a constellation of four to nine spacecraft designed to directly detect Earth-like
Darwin_(spacecraft)
1990 science fiction book by Wayne Barlowe
Expedition: Being an Account in Words and Artwork of the 2358 A.D. Voyage to Darwin IV is a 1990 speculative evolution and science fiction book written and
Expedition_(book)
smuggler and kidnapper John D'Amato (died 1992), American murder mobster John Darwin (born 1950), British criminal John Dickman (1864–1910), English murderer
List of people with given name John
List_of_people_with_given_name_John
Science fiction novel trilogy
the United Kingdom (by Titan Books). The first book in the series, The Darwin Elevator, was released in July 2013, and the two sequels, The Exodus Towers
The_Dire_Earth_Cycle
Power station in the Northern Territory of Australia
is positioned on an island in the Middle Arm of Darwin Harbour, supplying electricity to the Darwin-Katherine Interconnected System. It is currently
Channel_Island_Power_Station
Intelligence of machines
proposed by Samuel Butler's "Darwin among the Machines" as far back as 1863, and expanded upon by George Dyson in his 1998 book Darwin Among the Machines: The
Artificial_intelligence
1819–1821 expedition to explore the Southern Ocean and Antarctica
was able to ask and solve hard scientific questions. Long before Charles Darwin, he explained the process of coral islands formation. He based his knowledge
First Russian Antarctic Expedition
First_Russian_Antarctic_Expedition
Private research university in Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States
of Aristotle, Newton, Pasteur, Lavoisier, Faraday, Archimedes, da Vinci, Darwin, and Copernicus; each of these names is surmounted by a cluster of appropriately
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Massachusetts_Institute_of_Technology
German zoologist (1862–1937)
student of Ernst Haeckel. He wrote a "thorough and extensive defence" of Darwinism, but before Mendel's work had been assimilated in the modern synthesis
Ludwig_Hermann_Plate
Scientific study of life
theory of evolution by natural selection, first articulated by Charles Darwin, and in the molecular understanding of genes encoded in DNA. The discovery
Biology
Camp, to cure their homosexuality. United States Stu Cooper Koch Gabriel Darwin Del Fabro 2022 Three Months Caleb Kahn Troye Sivan Caleb is a South Florida
List of feature films with gay characters
List_of_feature_films_with_gay_characters
Continental Army uniform "Emma, will you? There is no time to be lost." — Erasmus Darwin, English physician and natural philosopher (18 April 1802), urging his daughter
List of last words (19th century)
List_of_last_words_(19th_century)
18 November 2023. Dobbs, David (25 February 2009). Reef Madness: Charles Darwin, Alexander Agassiz, and the Meaning of Coral. Knopf Doubleday Publishing
List of people with Huguenot ancestry
List_of_people_with_Huguenot_ancestry
Independent school
Darwin High School is an Australian senior secondary high school in the Northern Territory and is an Independent Public School for students in years 10–12
Darwin_High_School
Specialty in history of science
The Darwin Industry refers to historical scholarship about, and the large community of historians of science working on, Charles Darwin's life, work,
Darwin_Industry
Self-replicating 3D printer initiative
part created by a commercial 3D printer. On 9 February 2008, RepRap 1.0 "Darwin" made at least one instance of over half its rapid-prototyped parts. On
RepRap
Town in the Northern Territory, Australia
Australia; it is the third-largest settlement in the Northern Territory after Darwin and Palmerston. The name Alice Springs was given by surveyor William Whitfield
Alice_Springs
strictly in homage". Cornell Chronicle. Heard, Stephen B. (2020). Charles Darwin's Barnacle and David Bowie's Spider: How Scientific Names Celebrate Adventurers
List of organisms named after famous people (born 1925–1949)
List_of_organisms_named_after_famous_people_(born_1925–1949)
Copper mine in Australia
Impressionist | Art UK". artuk.org. Retrieved 7 October 2024. "John Dixon Kendall". Darwin Correspondence Project. Retrieved 16 October 2024. "The West Cumberland
Great_Cobar_mine
arrested after climate change protestors spray paint the grave of Charles Darwin in Westminster Abbey. At Birmingham Crown Court, five men who used dating
2025_in_England
biological approach to domestication can be traced back to the work of Charles Darwin, notably The Variation of Animals and Plants Under Domestication (1868)
Origins of agriculture in West Asia
Origins_of_agriculture_in_West_Asia
Militaristic culture present in Germany between 1815 and 1945
culmination of events could take place was a result of an increasing political darwinism, which was also dominant in other European states at the time. This was
German_militarism
dead Jason Rocha, a 14-year-old student, shot and killed 13 year-old Scott Darwin Michael, a fellow student at Deer Creek Middle School in Littleton, Colorado
List of attacks related to secondary schools
List_of_attacks_related_to_secondary_schools
Romanian football player (UTA Arad, Aurul Brad) and manager (UTA Arad). Darwin L. Booher, 82, American politician, member of the Michigan House of Representatives
Deaths_in_March_2025
Historic house museum in Lichfield, England
Erasmus Darwin House in Lichfield, Staffordshire is the former home of the English poet and physician Erasmus Darwin, grandfather of naturalist Charles
Erasmus_Darwin_House
History of Apple's current Mac operating system
released under the Apple Public Source License. They became known as Darwin. The Darwin kernel provides a stable and flexible operating system that takes
MacOS_version_history
basketball player, Olympic champion (1972) and bronze medalist (1968). Darwin Prockop, 94, American biochemist. Gigi Riva, 79, Italian footballer (Cagliari
Deaths_in_January_2024
The Darwin Initiative is a UK Government funding program that aims to assist countries with rich biodiversity but poor financial resources to meet their
Darwin_Initiative
Global conflict (1939–1945)
China Sea, Java Sea, and Indian Ocean, and bombed the Allied naval base at Darwin, Australia. On 16 April, 7,000 British soldiers were encircled by the Japanese
World_War_II
Colorado 1 0 1 13-year-old Deer Creek Junior High School student Scott Darwin Michael was killed by 14-year-old classmate Jason Price Rocha. Rocha was
List of school shootings in the United States (before 2000)
List_of_school_shootings_in_the_United_States_(before_2000)
June 1977. 725 Squadron, RAN: 19 May 2016. NORFORCE: 1982 and 2016 HMAS Darwin: October 1985. HMAS Coonawarra, RAN: 2013. NORFORCE: 1983 HMAS Stuart, RAN:
List of Freedom of the City recipients
List_of_Freedom_of_the_City_recipients
English broadcaster and natural historian (born 1926)
early 2009, the BBC broadcast an Attenborough one-hour special, Charles Darwin and the Tree of Life. In reference to the programme, Attenborough stated
David_Attenborough
Mythological antecedence of the Germanic people
bronze implements. The Indogermans would therefore have used advanced technology. This territorial expansion would have been the work of an active race
Nordic_Indo-Germanic_People
Romanticised culture
dentist's. The German approach was somewhat different from the Social Darwinism taking place in the majority of American society at the time,[citation
Native Americans in German popular culture
Native_Americans_in_German_popular_culture
Australian politician, mayor (1975–1979) and lord mayor (1979–1980) of Darwin. Sergei Vorzhev, 73, Russian painter. Christian Aaron Boulogne, 60, French
Deaths_in_May_2023
Geophysical survey vessel
RRS Charles Darwin was a Royal Research Ship belonging to the British Natural Environment Research Council. Since 2006, she has been the geophysical survey
RRS_Charles_Darwin
American geopolitical commentator and author (born 1968)
Transform Our Lives, Work, and World, the international bestseller, Hacking Darwin: Genetic Engineering and the Future of Humanity, and the sci-fi thrillers
Jamie_Metzl
American businessman (1924–2023)
was one of the main inspirations behind the book Seeking Wisdom: From Darwin to Munger. Author Peter Bevelin explained his key learnings from both Munger
Charlie_Munger
U.S. state
The San Francisco Bay Area's Silicon Valley is the center of the global technology industry. The Spaniards gave the name Las Californias to the peninsula
California
1995 book by Daniel Dennett
Darwin's Dangerous Idea: Evolution and the Meanings of Life is a 1995 book by the philosopher Daniel Dennett, in which the author looks at some of the
Darwin's_Dangerous_Idea
Columns Puzzle Sega Genesis Game Gear CyberBall Sports Sega, Tengen Genesis Darwin 4081 Shoot-'em-Up Sega, Date East Genesis Dragon Crystal Action RPG Sega
List_of_Sega_video_games
Scientific hypothesis about inheritance
textbooks contrast Lamarckism with Charles Darwin's theory of evolution by natural selection. However, Darwin's book On the Origin of Species gave credence
Lamarckism
Hypothesis that human replicas elicit revulsion
predominantly by artificial intelligence. The increasing prevalence of digital technologies (e.g., virtual reality, augmented reality, and photorealistic computer
Uncanny_valley
British computer scientist (born 1959)
Professor of Computer Science at the University of Edinburgh, and a Fellow of Darwin College, Cambridge. Bishop was a founding member of the UK AI Council, and
Christopher_Bishop
Genocide of European Jews by Nazi Germany
120,000 deaths by the end of the war. Many of the same personnel and technologies were later used for the mass murder of Jews. Germany gained control of
The_Holocaust
2023 operating system version
Screenshot of macOS Sonoma Developer Apple OS family Mac Unix, based on Darwin (BSD) Source model Closed, with open-source components General availability
MacOS_Sonoma
Plaça del Fort Pienc (2002), Plaça de Luis Buñuel (2005), Plaça de Charles Darwin (2006), Jardins de Teresa de Calcutta (2007), Carrer d'Isaac Newton (2008)
Street_names_in_Barcelona
Kernel event notification mechanism for BSD operating systems
Foundation Core Image Core OpenGL Core Text Core Video Cover Flow CUPS Darwin Dock FileVault Fonts Foundation Gatekeeper Grand Central Dispatch icns iCloud
Kqueue
other samples, Dr. Vit Parnthong at Orb:Lite labs says their fiber is Darwin's bark spider silk. Dr. Scott Elke admits having sex with Sepi, who stole
List_of_Elementary_episodes
Country in Oceania
Britain's defeat in Singapore in 1942, followed soon after by the bombing of Darwin and other Japanese attacks on Australian soil, led to a widespread belief
Australia
Java-based HTTP web server environment
Pages, Expression Language, WebSocket, Annotations and Authentication technologies. It provides a "pure Java" HTTP web server environment in which Java
Apache_Tomcat
Meat Boy 3D Sluggerfly Headup Games March 31, 2026 Survival Kids Unity Technologies Konami June 5, 2025 Sushi Bar Moebius for Nintendo Switch 2 Winglay G-Mode
List of Nintendo Switch 2 games
List_of_Nintendo_Switch_2_games
Country in northwestern Europe
been seen as a keystone of modern science; from the 19th century Charles Darwin, whose theory of evolution by natural selection was fundamental to the development
United_Kingdom
Netherlands United Kingdom United States Others Jane Austen The Beatles Charles Darwin Jesus Historicity Religious perspectives Christianity Judaism Islam Resurrection
Historical rankings of prime ministers of the United Kingdom
Historical_rankings_of_prime_ministers_of_the_United_Kingdom
standard-gauge line on a different route was opened. This was extended to Darwin, Northern Territory in 2004, 126 years after work had started. Ferrocarril
List_of_unused_railways
credo quia impossibile est (I believe it because it is impossible) or, as Darwin used it in his autobiography, credo quia incredibile. credo ut intelligam
List_of_Latin_phrases_(full)
is best known for her controversial 1862 French translation of Charles Darwin's On the Origin of Species. Cleobuline 6th Century BC Greece Sappho Ancient
List of women in the Heritage Floor
List_of_women_in_the_Heritage_Floor
April – During opposition leader Peter Dutton's visit to Cazalys Stadium is Darwin during the federal election campaign, 10 News First camera operator Ghaith
2025_in_Australia
Gematsu. Retrieved February 5, 2026. Romano, Sal (February 12, 2026). "Darwin's Paradox! launches April 2". Gematsu. Retrieved February 12, 2026. Romano
List of video games released in 2026
List_of_video_games_released_in_2026
Species of canid
Darwin's fox or Darwin's zorro (Lycalopex fulvipes) is an endangered canid from the genus Lycalopex, which is distantly related to wolves and whose members
Darwin's_fox
Saturday night social gatherings held by inventor Charles Babbage in the 1830s
Lady Byron, Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington, Charles Darwin and Emma Darwin, Charles Dickens, Michael Faraday, Sophia Elizabeth De Morgan, Mary
Charles Babbage's Saturday night soirées
Charles_Babbage's_Saturday_night_soirées
American video game programmer
American video game programmer. He creates real-time 3D graphics at Darwin 3D, a game technology specialist company. He has written several articles on 3D graphics
Jeff_Lander
American professor of history
Jacob Darwin Hamblin (born September 17, 1974) is an American professor of history, specializing in international aspects of science, technology, and the
Jacob_Darwin_Hamblin
Indian educational trust
programs, attracting a diverse audience annually and organised by RiiDL. Darwin is an annual conference event organized by Somaiya Vidyavihar through Bioriidl
Somaiya_Vidyavihar
Archipelagic country in Southeast Asia
from the original on March 12, 2018. Retrieved August 7, 2020. Amojelar, Darwin G. (October 4, 2018). "DOTr to revive Manila-Laguna cargo rail project"
Philippines
Island country in the Pacific Ocean
contribution to science in New Zealand. Cook's voyages in the 1700s and Darwin's in 1835 had important scientific botanical and zoological objectives. The
New_Zealand
International military operation to protect Red Sea shipping
2024). "Houthi attacks in the Red Sea: a timeline since October". Ship Technology. Retrieved 30 March 2026. Bath, Alison (16 January 2025). "Navy fired
Operation_Prosperity_Guardian
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DARWIN TECHNOLOGIES
Surname or Lastname
English
English : from the Old English personal name Dēorwine, composed of the elements dēor ‘dear’ + wine ‘friend’. This name is attested in the 10th century, but it was not common; nevertheless it may have survived long enough to become a Middle English personal name and so given rise to the surname.English : habitational name from Darwen in Lancashire, named from the Darwin river (earlier Derwent) on which it stands. This seems to be a British name derived from a word meaning ‘oak’.
Male
English
Probably a variant spelling of English Darwin, DERWIN means "dear friend."
Boy/Male
American, British, Danish, English
Blend of Daryl and Marvin
Boy/Male
American, Anglo, Australian, British, Celtic, Chinese, Christian, English, Irish
Great; Form of Darren; Wealthy
Boy/Male
English
Friend with a spear.
Male
English
Variant spelling of English unisex Darcy, DARCIE means "from Arcy."
Surname or Lastname
English
English : unexplained. Possibly a habitational name from a locality in Northumberland called Darden.
Surname or Lastname
English (East Anglia)
English (East Anglia) : from the Old French personal name Harduin, composed of the Germanic elements hard ‘hardy’, ‘brave’ + win ‘friend’.
Female
English
Irish Gaelic unisex name CARLIN means "little champion."
Boy/Male
English Gaelic American Greek
Great.
Male
English
Variant spelling of English Daren, DARIN means "from Araines."
Male
English
Variant spelling of English Daren, DARRIN means "from Araines."
Boy/Male
Welsh
White river.
Boy/Male
English American
Dear friend. Nineteenth-century naturalist Charles Darwin was the first major exponent of human...
Boy/Male
English
Friend; good friend.
Male
English
English surname transferred to forename use, probably of Norman French origin, DARDEN means "from Ardern."
Boy/Male
English Anglo Saxon
Good friend.
Boy/Male
American, Australian, British, Chinese, Christian, Danish, English
Dear Friend
Boy/Male
Teutonic English
Mariner.
Boy/Male
American, Anglo, Australian, British, English, German, Swedish, Teutonic
Lover of the Sea; Form of Marvin; Sea Lover; Eminent; Great; Marrow
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DARWIN TECHNOLOGIES
Girl/Female
Indian, Telugu
Part of Goddess Laxmi
Girl/Female
American, Arabic, Australian, British, Chinese, English, German, Hebrew, Indian, Latin, Punjabi, Sikh
Patrician; Noble; Lady; Female Version of Patrick
Girl/Female
Tamil
The Goddess who is quarter of the world
Male
Egyptian
, a private gentleman of the XVIIIth dynasty.
Boy/Male
Arabic, Muslim
Excess; Surplus
Girl/Female
Australian, French, Greek
Pearl; Diminutive of Margaret
Girl/Female
Hindu, Indian
Goddess Durga / Lakshmi; Answer of Prayers
Girl/Female
American, Australian, British, Dutch, English, Greek
Follower of Christ; Anointed
Boy/Male
French, German, Irish
Manly; Strong; A Free Man
Boy/Male
Muslim
Defender of mankind
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v. i.
To drain.
v. t.
To furnish with a margin.
p. pr. & vb. n.
of Darn
a.
Drawn in air; imaginary.
v. t.
To drain the surface of, as land; as, to top-drain a field or farm.
n.
A silver coin of about 86 grains, having the figure of an archer, and hence, in modern times, called a daric.
a.
Bold; fearless; adventurous; as, daring spirits.
n.
The act of drawing; also, the thing drawn. Same as Draught.
n.
The act or the art of representing any object by means of lines and shades; especially, such a representation when in one color, or in tints used not to represent the colors of natural objects, but for effect only, and produced with hard material such as pencil, chalk, etc.; delineation; also, the figure or representation drawn.
v. t.
To exhaust of liquid contents by drawing them off; to make gradually dry or empty; to remove surface water, as from streets, by gutters, etc.; to deprive of moisture; hence, to exhaust; to empty of wealth, resources, or the like; as, to drain a country of its specie.
v. i.
To become emptied of liquor by flowing or dropping; as, let the vessel stand and drain.
n.
Boldness; fearlessness; adventurousness; also, a daring act.
v. t.
To enter in the margin of a page.
n.
The act of draining, or of drawing off; gradual and continuous outflow or withdrawal; as, the drain of specie from a country.
n.
A place mended by darning.
v. t.
To drain by means of tiles; to furnish with a tile drain.
a.
Last; as, darrein continuance, the last continuance.
n.
A border; edge; brink; verge; as, the margin of a river or lake.