Core

Core may refer to:

Science and Academics

• Core (group), in mathematics, an object in group theory
• Core (functional analysis), in mathematics, a subset of the domain of a closable operator
• Core (graph theory), in mathematics, the homomorphically minimal subgraph of a graph
• Core of a triangulated category in mathematics
• Core (game theory), the collection of stable allocations that no coalition can improve upon
• Planetary core, the center of a planet
  • Inner core of the Earth
  • Outer core of the Earth
• Solar core, the region of the Sun where nuclear fusion takes place
• Lithic core, in archaeology, a stone artifact left over from toolmaking
• Core curriculum, in education, an essential part of the curriculum
• Core sample, in Earth science, a sample obtained by coring
• Core countries, in dependency theory, an industrialized country on which peripheral countries depend
• Core (anatomy), everything except the appendages
• Hydrophobic core, the interior zone of a protein
• Nuclear reactor core, portion of a nuclear reactor containing the nuclear fuel components

Computers and Technology

• Semiconductor intellectual property core, is a unit of design in ASIC/FPGA electronics and IC manufacturing
• Multi-core, a type of microprocessor design in which multiple processors coexist on the same chip
• Magnetic core, in electricity and electronics, ferromagnetic material around which wires are wound
  • Magnetic-core memory, in computing, the primary memory prior to semiconductor memory
• Nuclear reactor core, a portion containing the fuel components
• Core (optical fiber), the signal-carrying portion of an optical fiber
• Core (manufacturing), used in casting and molding
• Intel Core, in computing, a family of single-core and multi-core 32-bit and 64-bit CPUs released by Intel
• Core Animation, in computing, a data visualization API used in Mac OS X
• Magnetic-core memory, an obsolete technology once used to construct the main memory of a computer
• Core dump, in computing, is the recorded state of a running program
• Core International, Inc, trademark owner for Computers, Computer Peripherals and Programs

Media

• Core (Stone Temple Pilots album), 1992
• Core (Persefone album), 2006
• Core (band), a stoner rock band
• Core (radio station), a defunct digital radio station in the United Kingdom
• 90.3 The Core RLC-WVPH, a radio station in Piscataway, New Jersey
• The Core, a 2003 science fiction film
• Core Design, a videogame developer best known for the Tomb Raider series
• C.O.R.E., a computer animation studio
• C.O.R.E. (video game), a 2009 NDS game
• CORE (advertising media) Advertising Agency in St. Louis, MO
• The Core, the 2006–2007 name for the programming block on Five currently known as Shake!
• Core (novel), a science fiction novel by Paul Preuss

Acronyms

• Center for Operations Research and Econometrics at the Université catholique de Louvain in Belgium
• Central Organization for Railway Electrification, an organization in India
• China Open Resources for Education, an OpenCourseWare organization in China
• Congress of Racial Equality, United States civil rights organization
• Coordinated Online Register of Electors, central database in the United Kingdom

Other

• Core, West Virginia
• The single seed in the center of a cherry, peach, plum, olive, avocado or other fruit
• Core, San Diego, California, a neighborhood in the United States
• Core, the working name of the Digestive Disorders Foundation
• Persephone, a Greek goddess also known as Kore or Cora (Greek κόρη = daughter)
• Korah, a biblical figure
• CORE (Brazil), state police SWAT team
• Core, the suffix for musical styles with hardcore punk influence and origins
• Earl Lemley Core (1902–1984), West Virginia botanist

See also

• Corre (disambiguation)