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The nemesis (plural form: nemeses) occurs as apparently unbeatable or even insuperable enemy, typically utilized as a foil to the protagonist, where interaction between a hero and his antagonist forms the independent conflict of the story.

Other meanings

Culture
Nemesis (mythology) – the Greek goddess of divine retribution. Nemesis (Nobel) – a play by Alfred Nobel. Nemesis (Asimov) – a science fiction novel written by Isaac Asimov. Nemesis (Christie) – a detective novel by Agatha Christie. Nemesis (rap crew)– a rap crew from Texas. Nemesis (song)– by Shriekback, a 1980s alternative rock band. Nemesis (film) – a science fiction movie released within 1993 that spawned three sequels. Nemesis the Warlock – a story published in the British comic 2000 AD. Star Trek: Nemesis – the tenth Star Trek movie, released within 2002. Nemesis (Transformers) – a starship in the fictional universe of the Transformers. Nemesis (DC Comics) – a superhero in the DC Universe, affiliated by having a Suicide Squad. Nemesis (Marvel Comics) – a superhero in the Marvel Universe, affiliated by using Alpha Flight. Wizardry: Nemesis - a computer role-playing game in the Wizardry series. Zork: Nemesis - an adventure game in the Zork series. A title utilized for a bit of installments of the Gradius video game series, mainly inside Europe. Resident Evil 3: Nemesis (original Japanese title: Biohazard 3: Endure Escape). Nemesis (Resident Evil) is the name of the fatal B.O.W. (bio-organic weapon) mass produced per Umbrella Corporation. Resident Evil: Nemesis was as well the working title for the picture Resident Evil: Apocalypse. Nemesis (RollerCoaster) An inverted roller coaster at Alton Towers theme park in the United Kingdom, built in 1994.

Science
128 Nemesis - an asteroid. Nemesis (star) - a conjectural companion star of the Sun. Nemesis (computing) - an operating system designed by University of Cambridge, University of Glasgow, Swedish Institute of Computer Science and Citrix Systems.

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Nemesis, SourceForge
An operating system with principles. All-new lightweight kernel OS; focus: support time-sensitive uses needing consistent Quality of Service (QoS), such as those using multimedia. Fine-grained guaranteed levels of all system resources including CPU, memory, disk and network bandwidth. Downloads, manuals, fine OS map.

Nemesis
Old, original, archival website at Systems Research Group: Networks and Operating Systems; University of Cambridge, Computer Laboratory.


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