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'''Doris''' may refer to:
=== People ===
* [[Doris (mythology)]] (''bountiful'') was, in [[Greek mythology]], an [[Oceanid]], daughter of [[Oceanus]] and [[Tethys (mythology)|Tethys]]. She was married to [[Nereus]] and their fifty daughters were called the [[Nereids]].
* One of the Nereids.
* Doris, the first wife of [[Herod the Great]], mother of [[Antipater (son of Herod I)|Antipater]], and sister of Theudion
* [[Dorota "Doris" Tomaszewska]] The [[Vocalist]] of the Polish band [[Babayaga Ojo]].
* [[Doris Lessing]], British writer
* [[Doris Day]], American actress
* [[Doris Duke]], American heiress and philanthropist
* [[Doris Kenyon]], American actress
* [[Doris Miller]], World War II-era American sailor
* [[Doris Roberts]], actress from [[Everybody Loves Raymond]]
* Doris Lethbridge-Stewart is the wife of [[Brigadier Lethbridge-Stewart]] in the TV series [[Doctor Who]]
=== Geography and history ===
* '''[[Doris (Greece)]]''' was the region in central [[Greece]] in which the [[Dorians]] had their traditional homeland. The name of this locale was derived from [[Dorus]] who in [[Greek Mythology]] was said to be the son of [[Hellen]], the founding father of the Greek nation.
* '''[[Doris (Asia Minor)]]''' was a region of [[Asia Minor]] inhabited by Dorians.
* '''[[Doris, Iowa|Doris (Iowa)]]''' is a town site in [[Buchanan County, Iowa]], [[United States|USA]].
===Geodesy and astronomy===
* In [[geodesy]], [[DORIS (geodesy)|DORIS]] is a Doppler satellite tracking system developed for precise orbit determination and precise ground location. The International '''DORIS''' Service [http://ids.cls.fr/] is an international service which provides a support, through '''DORIS''' data and products, to geodetic, geophysical, and other research and operational activities.
* In [[astronomy]], '''[[48 Doris]]''' is an [[asteroid]].
===Naval history===
* In [[naval history]], '''Doris''' was a French coastal [[submarine]] of the Sirène class. At 00.14 hours on [[9 May]] [[1940]], the Doris (CdC Favreul) was torpedoed and sunk North West off the Dutch Coast, 30 miles from [[Den Helder]], by the German submarine [[Unterseeboot 9 (1935)|U-9]].
* Five ships of the British [[Royal Navy]] have been named [[HMS Doris|HMS ''Doris'']].
=== Computers ===
* '''[[Doris (software)|Doris]]''' is the name for computer software that allows script-driven generation of OpenGL views using [[C++]], [[OpenGL Utility Toolkit|GLUT]], [[OpenGL User Interface Library|GLUI]], and [[Lua programming language|Lua]]. Hosted at [http://doris.sourceforge.net/ SourceForge] since 2001.
* '''Doris''' is also [[microbrowser]] product developed by a small [[Finland]]-based company, [http://www.anygraaf.fi/ Anygraaf], for [[Symbian]] [[operating system]].
*' ''DORIS (Digital Online Registration and Identification System)''' is an initiative by the Singapore Government to introduce Smart Chips in USB form factor, primarily to be used as a token in two-factor authentication.
* '''DORIS (Directv Order Reference Information System)''' is a web application that contains a wealth of information that Directv customer service representatives use to query general billing and technical information.
=== Movies ===
* The Ugly Stepsister from [[Shrek]], [[Doris (Shrek)|Doris]].
* DOR-15 (pronounced "Doris") is the robot bowler hat from [[Meet the Robinsons]]
=== Other ===
* In [[zoology]] ''Doris'' is a genus of [[Marine (ocean)|marine]] [[opisthobranch]] [[gastropod]] [[mollusc]]s, specifically a [[nudibranch]].
* '''[[Doris (band)|Doris]]''' was a Swedish pop group between 1966 and a few years into the 1970s.
* '''''Doris''''' was the name of a play authored by [[Robert Drouet]] which was produced in New York in 1895, and experienced a revival in 1899.
* '''Doris''' is the name of a Psychedelic/Indie Rock band based in Buenos Aires, Argentina.
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