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Opus is a Latin word for work. The plural of opus is opera. It is used in many fields, notably in architecture and in music.

• In music, pieces of music by composers are given opus numbers, which generally run in order of publication. Unpublished compositions often are given WoO numbers (Werk ohne Opuszahl, German for work without opus number).
• In architecture, it specifically describes a technique or a method or a style of connecting building elements, following the studies on Roman architecture. Roman building styles are commonly classified as:
  • Opus incertum
  • Opus testaceum (also called Opus latericium)
  • Opus caementicium
  • Opus reticulatum (also called Opus certum)
  • Opus siliceum
  • Opus quadratum
  • Opus vittatum
  • Opus mixtum
  • Opus spicatum
  • Opus alexandrinum
• In fine art, Opus is the formal name or nickname of a work of art
  • Magnum opus (or Opus magnum) refers to the best, most popular, or most renowned achievement of an author, artist, or composer. Magnum is Latin for big, large or great

Other uses

• Opus, Greece, an ancient Greek city of Eastern Locris, on the coast of mainland Greece across from Euboea

Music

• Opus (band), an Austrian pop-rock group
• Opus III, an English techno group
• Opus (record label), a Slovakian record label
• Opus (album), an album by Mr. Sam
  • Opus Secundo, the second album from the Opus series by Mr. Sam

Publishing

• Opus (comic strip), a comic strip by Berkeley Breathed
  • Opus the Penguin, title character of the strip
• Opus (magazine), a student newspaper published at the University of Newcastle, Australia by the Newcastle University Students' Association (NUSA)

Computers and technology

• OPUS card, a rechargeable contactless stored value smart card used in the public transit systems of the Canadian province of Quebec
• Opus-CBCS, a computer bulletin board system
• OPUS-UK, OPUS-UK, An IT Support Company Based In Sheffield^[1]

Organizations

• Opus Dei ("God's work"), a Roman Catholic organization founded in 1928
• Opus Group Berhad, the corporate holding company for several companies operating under the Opus brand name in several countries
• Opus College of Business, the business school within the University of St. Thomas, St. Paul, Minnesota

References

See also

• Opus One

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