Om

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Om \Om\, interj. & n. [Also {Aum}, {Um}.] [Skr. [=o]m.]
     A mystic syllable or ejaculation used by Hindus and Buddhists
     in religious rites, -- orig. among the Hindus an exclamation
     of assent, like Amen, then an invocation, and later a symbol
     of the trinity formed by Vishnu, Siva, and Brahma.
  


     {Om mani padme hun}, a sacred formula of buddhism (esp. of
        the Lamaists) translated "O, the Jewel in the Lotus,
        Amen," and referring to Amitabha, who is commonly
        represented as standing or sitting within a lotus.
        [Webster 1913 Suppl.]

From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (27 SEP 03) [foldoc]:

  om
       
           The {country code} for Oman.
       
          (1999-01-27)