brook A brook is a small river or natural stream of fresh water. It may also refer to: Computing *Brook, a programming language for GPU programming based on C *Brook+, an explicit data-parallel C compiler *BrookGPU, a framework for GPGPU programming ...

is a small river or natural stream of fresh water. It may also refer to:

Computing

*Brook, a programming language for GPU programming based on C *Brook+, an explicit data-parallel C compiler *

BrookGPU The Brook programming language and its implementation BrookGPU were early and influential attempts to enable general-purpose computing on graphics processing units. Brook, developed at Stanford University graphics group, was a compiler and runtime ...

, a framework for GPGPU programming

People

Brook (surname) Brook is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: * Abraham Brook (flourished 1789), English physicist and bookseller *Basil Brook (1576 – c. 1646), English ironmaster, see Basil Brooke (metallurgist) * Andrew Brook (born 1943), Canadi ...

*People with the given name Brook, or nickname ** Brook Benton (1931–1988), American singer and songwriter **

Brook Hannah Charles Brooking 'Brook' Hannah (28 September 1874 – 14 January 1961) was a former Australian rules footballer who played with Carlton in the Victorian Football League (VFL). After retiring from playing football, Hannah joined the Chin ...

(1874–1961), Australian rules footballer and missionary **

Brook Mahealani Lee Brook Antoinette Mahealani Lee (born January 8, 1971) is an American former beauty queen who was crowned Miss Hawaii USA 1997, Miss USA 1997, and Miss Universe 1997. Lee is the first native Hawaiian to win the title of Miss Universe. Early li ...

(born 1971), former Miss USA and Miss Universe (1997) from Hawaii, U.S. ** Brook Lopez, American basketball player **

Brook Taylor Brook Taylor (18 August 1685 – 29 December 1731) was an English mathematician best known for creating Taylor's theorem and the Taylor series, which are important for their use in mathematical analysis. Life and work Brook Taylor w ...

(1685–1731), English mathematician of Taylor series fame **Brook, a persona of

Mary J. Blige Mary Jane Blige ( ; born January 11, 1971) is an American singer, songwriter, and actress. Often referred to as the " Queen of Hip-Hop Soul" and " Queen of R&B", Blige has won nine Grammy Awards, a Primetime Emmy Award, four American Music Award ...

Brook A brook is a small river or natural stream of fresh water. It may also refer to: Computing *Brook, a programming language for GPU programming based on C *Brook+, an explicit data-parallel C compiler *BrookGPU, a framework for GPGPU programming ...

, a fictional character in the manga and anime ''One Piece''

Places

* Brook, Indiana, United States * Brook, Isle of Wight, England * Brook, Kent, England * Brook, Surrey, England * Brook, a hamlet in the parish of Albury, Surrey * Brook Islands, Australia * Brook House Immigration Removal Centre, a detention centre near Gatwick Airport, England

Other uses

* Brook (One Piece), a fictional skeleton from the anime and manga ''One Piece'' *

Brook Advisory Centres Brook Advisory Centres were set up by Lady Helen Brook in 1964 offering contraceptive advice to young single people under the age of 25. Brook was asked in 1958 by the Eugenics Society to run the birth control clinic they had just been bequeathed ...

, a British contraceptive services organisation

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