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On is a switching state, contrasted to off; see off.

In addition, "on" or "ON" may mean:

A song by the artist Aphex Twin; see On (EP).
An album by Gary Glitter; see ON (album).
For use in cricket, see leg side.
"On" means "being" in ancient Greek. The latter concept plays an important role in the history of western philosophy since presocratic times. Ontology is a branch of philosophy that deals with the concept of being (On).
On is a musical project by Ken Andrews of Failure.
On is a 2002 album by Imperial Teen.
On is a transliteration of the Egyptian name of the city of Heliopolis.
Genesis 41:45 refers to "Poti-phera priest of On", where On may refer to Heliopolis or an Egyptian deity
On, a Japanese word related to the English "syllable", see Onji
Ontario (Canadian Province/Territory Code)
ONdigital, a failed British digital television service.
Overground Network, a railway scheme in South London.
ON is also the postnomial abbreviation used by members of the Jamaican Order of the Nation.
On, a person mentioned in Numbers 16:1.
Air Nauru (IATA airline designator)
ON can stand for spontaneous osteonecrosis, resulting from a loss of blood supply to bone tissue.
ON is a flash game designer, creator of the eyezmaze website and the Grow series of games.
ON Semiconductor is a leading supplier of power management solutions.

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