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Echo

Echo most commonly refers to Echo (phenomenon), the reflection (and/or repetition) of a sound.

It may also refer to:

Computing

Echo (command), a Unix, DOS and Microsoft Windows command to display a line of text
Echo (framework), a web framework for Java programming
The echo protocol, an internet protocol largely superseded by ping
A command in programming languages to output one or more strings
A discussion forum on FidoNet

Fiction and mythology

Echo (mythology), a nymph
Echo (comics), a superheroine in the Marvel universe
Echo (Dollhouse), the protagonist of Dollhouse
Echo (comic book), a comic book title by Terry Moore, launched in 2008
Echo (1997 film), a 1997 TV film
Echo (2003 film), a 2003 short film directed by Tom Oesch
Echo (2007 film), a 2007 Danish film
ECHO: Secrets of the Lost Cavern, a video game
A race of aliens from the UK TV series Invasion Earth

Music

"Echo" (Trapt song)
"Echo" (Ciara song), a song by Ciara
Echo (producer), a reggaeton producer
Echo (Dave Burrell album)
Echo (Tom Petty album)
Echo (Leona Lewis album)
Echo (Gorilla Zoe song)
ECHO (music award)
The Echo (venue)
Echo Records, a record label
Echo & the Bunnymen, a band
"Echo", the second release by Girls Can't Catch
"Echo", a song by Cyndi Lauper from the album Bring Ya to the Brink

Newspapers

The Echo (Irish Newspaper), based in Dublin, Ireland
The Byron Shire Echo, based in Byron Bay, Australia
The Irish Echo, based in New York City
The Liverpool Echo, based in Liverpool, England
The Northern Echo, based in Darlington, England
South Wales Echo, based in Cardiff, Wales
Echo Weekly, based in Kitchener, Ontario
Bournemouth Daily Echo, based in Bournemouth, England
Southern Daily Echo, based in Hampshire, England

Organizations

ECHO (European Commission), a department of the European Union
Educational Concerns For Hunger Organization, an NGO
Extended Care Health Option, a health coverage program
Echo of Moscow, a Russian radio station
ECHO Lake Aquarium and Science Center, an interactive museum and research center in Burlington, Vermont

Places

United States
Echo, Inyo County, California
Echo, Mendocino County, California
Echo, Minnesota
Echo, Oregon
Echo Lake, California, a community
Echo Lake (California), a lake
Echo Lake, Washington, a community
Echo Mountain Park, a ski area in Colorado
Echo Summit, a mountain pass in California
Echo Township, Michigan
Echo Township, Minnesota

Spain
Echo, Aragón, Spain, a village

Science and Technology

Echo class submarine, used by the Soviet Navy
Echo satellite, one of the first communications satellites
Echo sounding, a way to measure water depth
Echocardiography, an imaging technique used to assess heart function in medicine
Echovirus, short for "enteric cytopathic human orphan" virus
Light echo, a visual phenomenon
Signal reflection, a concept in telecommunications
ECHO Clearinghouse, NASA's registry of Earth Science data and services, an early SOA example

Names of ships and boats

Echo (steam tug), a steam tug on Puget Sound
USS Echo (IX-95) a US Army supply ship from New Zealand (WW II)
Echo class survey ship two classes of Royal Navy survey ship

Other uses

Echo Outdoor Power Equipment, a landscaping and forestry tool manufacturer
Echo Johnson, a model and actress
60 Echo, an asteroid
Toyota Echo, a car
A letter in the NATO phonetic alphabet
The title of a poem by Christina Rosetti

Source: Wikipedia

Translation

The word "Echo" occurs as such in the following languages: English, Czech, Danish, Spanish, Italian, Dutch, Simple English, Slovak, Slovenian, Chinese.

Translation(s) in other languages: Arabic: إيكو (توضيح), Bulgarian: Ехо (пояснение), German: Echo (Begriffsklärung), Estonian: Kaja (täpsustus), Greek: Ηχώ (αποσαφήνιση), French: Écho, Galician: Eco (homónimos), Korean: 에코, Japanese: エコー (曖昧さ回避), Polish: Echo (ujednoznacznienie), Portuguese: Eco (desambiguação), Russian: Эхо (значения), Swedish: Eko (olika betydelser).


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