Core

Core may refer to:

Science and Academics

• Core, the central part of a galaxy, see Mass deficit
• 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

Media

• Core (novel), a 1993 science fiction novel by Paul Preuss
• Core (radio station), a defunct digital radio station in the United Kingdom
• Core (band), a stoner rock band
• Core (Stone Temple Pilots album), 1992
• Core (Persefone album), 2006
• "Core", a song by Susumu Hirasawa from Paranoia Agent Original Soundtrack
• 90.3 The Core RLC-WVPH, a radio station in Piscataway, New Jersey
• "The Core", a song from Eric Clapton's 1977 album Slowhand
• The Core, a 2003 science fiction film
• Cores (film), a 2012 film
• The Core, the 2006–2007 name for the programming block on Five currently known as Shake!
• Core Design, a videogame developer best known for the Tomb Raider series
• CORE (advertising media) Advertising Agency in St. Louis, MO
• C.O.R.E., a computer animation studio
• C.O.R.E. (video game), a 2009 NDS game
• Personality Cores Computerised spheres from the game Portal 2

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
• Center for Organ Recovery and Education, a not-for-profit organ procurement organization (OPO)

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)
• CORE (disambiguation)
• Nucleus (disambiguation)