OPT or Opt may refer for:
Computing
* /opt, a directory in the
Filesystem Hierarchy Standard
The Filesystem Hierarchy Standard (FHS) is a reference describing the conventions used for the layout of a UNIX system. It has been made popular by its use in Linux distributions, but it is used by other UNIX variants as well. It is maintained b ...
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Option key
The Option key, , is a modifier key present on Apple keyboards. It is located between the Control key and Command key on a typical Mac keyboard. There are two Option keys on modern (as of 2020) Mac desktop and notebook keyboards, one on each si ...
, a modifier key on Apple keyboards
* Optimal page replacement algorithm, a
page replacement algorithms
In a computer operating system that uses paging for virtual memory management, page replacement algorithms decide which memory pages to page out, sometimes called swap out, or write to disk, when a page of memory needs to be allocated. Page repl ...
for swapping out pages from memory
Other uses
* Occupied
Palestinian territories
The Palestinian territories are the two regions of the former Mandatory Palestine, British Mandate for Palestine that have been Military occupation, militarily occupied by Israel since the Six-Day War of 1967, namely: the West Bank (including E ...
, another name for the Palestinian territories of the West Bank and Gaza Strip
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Ocean Power Technologies
Ocean Power Technologies (OPT) is a U.S. publicly owned renewable energy company, providing electric power and communications solutions, services and related for remote offshore applications. The company's PowerBuoy wave energy conversion techno ...
, a US owned renewable energy company
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Office national des postes (disambiguation)
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Operation Prime Time
Operation Prime Time (OPT) was a consortium of American independent television stations to develop prime time programming for independent stations. OPT and its spin-off syndication company, Television Program Enterprises (TPE), were formed by ...
, a consortium of TV Stations to provide alternative prime time programming
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Optical projection tomography, a form of tomographic tissue imaging used in biomedical research
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Optional Practical Training, a period during which university students with an F-1 are permitted by the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) to work for one year on a student visa without needing an H-1B
* Optimized Production Technology, a production planning system created by
Eliyahu M. Goldratt
Eliyahu Moshe Goldratt (March 31, 1947 – June 11, 2011) was an Israeli business management guru. He was the originator of the Optimized Production Technique, the Theory of Constraints (TOC), the Thinking Processes, Drum-Buffer-Rope, Critical ...
* Outdoor Payment Terminal, a name sometimes used for the self-service user interface hardware at
fuel stations
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Oral pressure therapy, a treatment for obstructive sleep apnea
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Overseas Passenger Terminal
The Overseas Passenger Terminal (OPT), known officially as the Sydney Cove Passenger Terminal, is a public passenger terminal servicing cruise ships and ocean liners located in Circular Quay, Sydney, Australia. Whilst commercial shipping operati ...
, Sydney
* Obshchestvennoye Rossiyskoye Televideniye (russian: Общественное Российское Телевидение, ОРТ in Cyrillic script), the former name of
Channel One Russia
Channel One ( rus, Первый канал, r=Pervyy kanal, p=ˈpʲervɨj kɐˈnal, t=First Channel) is a Russian state-controlled television channel. It is the first television channel to broadcast in the Russian Federation. Its headquarters ...
, a public broadcaster in Russia
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Oxford Placement Test
The Oxford Placement Test (OPT), also called the Oxford Online Placement Test (OOPT), is an on demand computer-adaptive test of the English language for non-native speakers of English, reporting at Pre-A1, A1, A2, B1, B2, C1, and C2 levels of th ...
See also
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Opt-out The term opt-out refers to several methods by which individuals can avoid receiving unsolicited product or service information. This option is usually associated with direct marketing campaigns such as e-mail marketing or direct mail. A list of thos ...
, to avoid receiving unsolicited product or service information
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Opting out, a political expression in Canada, describing the intention of a province to remove itself from a program administered by the federal government
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Opt in email, the option to receive bulk e-mail
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ORT (disambiguation), an acronym in Russian and Greek which appears like OPT
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