Skeleton (disambiguation)

A skeleton is a biological system providing support in a living organism.

Skeleton may also refer to:

Science and computers

• Human skeleton, human anatomy
• Skeletonization (forensics), refers to the complete decomposition of the non-bony tissues of a corpse, leading to a bare skeleton
• n-skeleton, the subcomplex of a simplicial complex or CW complex consisting of all faces of or below a certain dimension
• Skeleton (category theory), in mathematics, every category has a skeleton in which no two distinct objects are isomorphic
• Skeleton (computer programming), a style of computer programming
• Algorithmic skeleton, a style of parallel programming based on simple high-level patterns
• Skeletal animation, a computer technique used to animate 3D characters
• Topological skeleton, a digital image processing technique used to detect objects and regions within images
• Morphological skeleton in digital image processing
• Class skeleton, an outline of a class used in software engineering
• Skeletal formula, in chemistry, the skeletal structure or skeleton of a molecule
• Straight skeleton, in geometry, is a method of representing a polygon

Entertainment

• Skeleton (undead), in fantasy, an undead, animated skeleton
• Skeleton (Dungeons & Dragons), an undead creature from the Dungeons & Dragons fantasy roleplaying game
• Skeletons, a film by David DeCoteau
• "Skeletons" (CSI: Miami), an episode from season 4 of the American crime drama CSI: Miami
• "Skeletons", an episode from the American crime drama NCIS fourth season
• Skeleton (Guitar Hero), a playable character in the Xbox 360 version of the video game Guitar Hero: World Tour
• Skeletons (band), a New York-based indie rock group also known as Skeletons and the Girl-Faced Boys and Skeletons and the Kings of All Cities
• Skeleton (album), a 2005 album by Danish indie-rock band Figurines
• Skeletons (Seven Story Drop album), the second album by American alternative rock band Seven Story Drop
• Skeletons (Nothingface album), 2003
• Skeletons (Wednesday 13 album), 2008
• Skeletons (Hawthorne Heights album), 2010
• "Skeleton", a song by Bloc Party from their 2004 EP Little Thoughts
• "The Skeleton", a song by Quasi from their 1999 album Field Studies
• "Skeletons" (Stevie Wonder song), a 1987 song by Stevie Wonder from Characters
• "Skeletons" (Yeah Yeah Yeahs song), a 2010 song by Yeah Yeah Yeahs from It's Blitz!
• Skeletons (film), a 2010 film by Nick Whitfield

Other

• Skeleton key, a type of key
• Skeleton watch, a type of watch where the gearing is visible
• Skeleton crew, a reduced number of staff working off-hours or during a labour strike
• Skeleton (sport) (or tobogganing), a fast winter sliding sport
• Skeleton suit, a 19th century fashion in boys' clothing

See also

• Exoskeleton, an exterior skeleton
• Endoskeleton, an interior skeleton
• Hydroskeleton
• Lich, sometimes mistaken as a normal skeleton
• Skeleton in the cupboard (disambiguation), a colloquialism