Opening

Last updated September 19, 2025

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Opening may refer to:

Contents

Types of openings
Games
Media
See also

Types of openings

Hole
A title sequence or opening credits
Grand opening of a business or other institution
Inauguration
Keynote
Opening sentence
Opening sequence
Opening statement, a beginning statement in a court case
Opening (morphology), a morphological filtering operation used in image processing
Overture
Salutation (greeting)
Vernissage

Games

Backgammon opening
Chess opening
Go opening
Shogi opening
Opening bid, a term from contract bridge
Opening lead, a term from contract bridge

Media

Al-Fatiha, "The Opening", the first chapter of the Qur'an
The Opening (album), live album by Mal Waldron
"Opening", a song by Hikaru Utada from the 2004 album Exodus
"Opening", a song by Jay Chou from the 2007 album Secret
"Opening", a song by Ed Sheeran from the 2025 album Play

See also

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