Sage (disambiguation) - Definition and Overview

The word sage can have one of the following means:

In botany, sage is a medicinal plant of genus Salvia.
In England, the Sage Gateshead is a new centre for musical education and performance, located in Gateshead on the south bank of the River Tyne.
In business, Sage is the short name for The Sage Group plc.

In myth and folklore

In Chinese folklore, a sage is a wise man who is said to have the power of foresight.
In Hinduism, the Rishis are sages who speak to the Devas.

In the arts

In Marvel Comics, Sage is a superhero who is a member of the X-Men.
In poetry, Sage is the title of a collection of poems by German author Paul Wühr.

In computers

In computer science, SAGE was an early United States Air Force computer system.
In the video game Fire Emblem, a Sage is a master of elemental magic and is able to use special magic staves.
SAGE is the short name for The System Administrators Guild, the professional body for those who maintain IT systems and the networks that connect them.
In computers, Sage (from Japanese sageru; 下げる "to lower") refers to replying to an undesirable post while keeping it from rising to the top on a 2ch-style message board.
In computers, Sage is an RSS and Atom News aggregator extension for the Mozilla Firefox web browser.

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