Core or cores may refer to:

Science and technology

Core (anatomy) The core or trunk is the axial (central) part of an organism's body. In common parlance, the term is broadly considered to be synonymous with the torso, but academically it also includes the head and neck. Functional movements are highly depe ...

, everything except the appendages * Core (manufacturing), used in casting and molding * Core (optical fiber), the signal-carrying portion of an optical fiber * Core, the central part of a

fruit In botany, a fruit is the seed-bearing structure in flowering plants that is formed from the ovary after flowering. Fruits are the means by which flowering plants (also known as angiosperms) disseminate their seeds. Edible fruits in particu ...

* Hydrophobic core, the interior zone of a protein *

Nuclear reactor core A nuclear reactor core is the portion of a nuclear reactor containing the nuclear fuel components where the nuclear reactions take place and the heat is generated. Typically, the fuel will be low-enriched uranium contained in thousands of indi ...

, a portion containing the fuel components *

Pit (nuclear weapon) The pit, named after the hard core found in fruits such as peaches and apricots, is the core of an implosion nuclear weapon – the fissile material and any neutron reflector or tamper bonded to it. Some weapons tested during the 1950s used pit ...

or core, the fissile material in a nuclear weapon *

Semiconductor intellectual property core In electronic design, a semiconductor intellectual property core (SIP core), IP core, or IP block is a reusable unit of logic, cell, or integrated circuit layout design that is the intellectual property of one party. IP cores can be licensed to ...

(IP core), is a unit of design in ASIC/FPGA electronics and IC manufacturing *

Atomic core Core electrons are the electrons in an atom that are not valence electrons and do not participate in chemical bonding. The nucleus and the core electrons of an atom form the atomic core. Core electrons are tightly bound to the nucleus. Therefore, un ...

, an atom with no valence electrons

Geology and astrophysics

* Core sample, in Earth science, a sample obtained by coring **

Ice core An ice core is a core sample that is typically removed from an ice sheet or a high mountain glacier. Since the ice forms from the incremental buildup of annual layers of snow, lower layers are older than upper ones, and an ice core contains ic ...

* Core, the central part of a galaxy; see

Mass deficit A mass deficit is the amount of mass (in stars) that has been removed from the center of a galaxy, presumably by the action of a binary supermassive black hole. The density of stars increases toward the center in most galaxies. In small galaxies ...

Core (anticline) In structural geology, an anticline is a type of fold that is an arch-like shape and has its oldest beds at its core, whereas a syncline is the inverse of an anticline. A typical anticline is convex up in which the hinge or crest is the ...

, the central part of an anticline or syncline *

Planetary core A planetary core consists of the innermost layers of a planet. Cores may be entirely solid or entirely liquid, or a mixture of solid and liquid layers as is the case in the Earth. In the Solar System, core sizes range from about 20% (the Moon ...

, the center of a planet ** Earth's inner core **

Earth's outer core Earth's outer core is a fluid layer about thick, composed of mostly iron and nickel that lies above Earth's solid inner core and below its mantle. The outer core begins approximately beneath Earth's surface at the core-mantle boundary and e ...

* Stellar core, the region of a star where nuclear fusion takes place ** Solar core,

Computing

* Core Animation, a data visualization API used in macOS * Core dump, the recorded state of a running program * Intel Core, a family of single-core and multi-core 32-bit and 64-bit CPUs released by Intel *

Magnetic core A magnetic core is a piece of magnetic material with a high magnetic permeability used to confine and guide magnetic fields in electrical, electromechanical and magnetic devices such as electromagnets, transformers, electric motors, generators, in ...

, in electricity and electronics, ferromagnetic material around which wires are wound **

Magnetic-core memory Magnetic-core memory was the predominant form of random access, random-access computer memory for 20 years between about 1955 and 1975. Such memory is often just called core memory, or, informally, core. Core memory uses toroids (rings) of a ...

, the primary memory technology used before semiconductor memory *

Central processing unit A central processing unit (CPU), also called a central processor, main processor or just processor, is the electronic circuitry that executes instructions comprising a computer program. The CPU performs basic arithmetic, logic, controlling, an ...

(CPU), called a ''core'' **

Multi-core processor A multi-core processor is a microprocessor on a single integrated circuit with two or more separate processing units, called cores, each of which reads and executes program instructions. The instructions are ordinary CPU instructions (such a ...

, a microprocessor with multiple CPUs on one integrated circuit chip * Server Core, a minimalist Microsoft Windows Server installation option

Mathematics

* Core (game theory), the collection of stable allocations that no coalition can improve upon * Core (graph theory), the homomorphically minimal subgraph of a graph * Core (group theory), an object in group theory * Core of a triangulated category * Core, an essential domain of a closed operator; see Unbounded operator * Core, a radial kernel of a subset of a vector space; see

Algebraic interior In functional analysis, a branch of mathematics, the algebraic interior or radial kernel of a subset of a vector space is a refinement of the concept of the interior. Definition Assume that A is a subset of a vector space X. The ''algebraic i ...

Arts, entertainment and media

* ''Core'' (novel), a 1993 science fiction novel by Paul Preuss *

Core (radio station) Core was a digital radio station broadcasting across the UK on the Digital One and streamed online. It was aimed at 16- to 24-year-olds with a focus on new music. Station history Core was originally owned by GWR Group (which became GCap Media ...

, a defunct digital radio station in the United Kingdom * 90.3 The Core RLC- WVPH, a radio station in Piscataway, New Jersey, US * ''C.O.R.E.'' (video game), a 2009 NDS game * ''Core'' (video game), a video game with integrated game creation system * "CORE", an area in the Underground in the video game '' Undertale'' * "The Core", an episode of '' The Transformers'' cartoon

Film and television

* ''Cores'' (film), a 2012 film * '' The Core'', a 2003 science fiction film * ''The Core'', the 2006–2007 name for the programming block on Five currently known as ''

Shake! Shake! (formerly NGA, The Core and Milkshake FM) was a television programming block shown by United Kingdom broadcaster Channel 5, airing animated and live-action programmes aimed at children and teenagers age 8 to 15 year olds. History Befo ...

Music

* 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 ''Paranoia Agent Original Soundtrack'' is the soundtrack to the TV series ''Paranoia Agent'' composed by Susumu Hirasawa. The CDs catalog number is #5274, and is labeled by Geneon Entertainment, the same company that holds the English language rig ...

* "The Core", a song from Eric Clapton's 1977 album ''

Slowhand ''Slowhand'' is the fifth full-length studio album by Eric Clapton. Released on 25 November 1977 by RSO Records, and titled after Clapton's nickname, it is one of his most commercially and critically successful studio albums. ''Slowhand'' produ ...

'' * "CORE", a track from the soundtrack of the 2015 video game ''Undertale'' by Toby Fox

Organizations

Core International Core International, Inc., commonly referred to as Core, was a multinational computer and technology corporation headquartered in Boca Raton, Florida, United States. The company is now part of Sony and no longer exists as stand-alone identity. The ...

, a defunct American computer and technology corporation * Core Design, a videogame developer best known for the ''Tomb Raider'' series *

Coordenadoria de Recursos Especiais The Coordenadoria de Recursos Especiais (Portuguese for ''Coordination of Special Assets''), best known by its acronym CORE, is the police tactical unit of the Civil Police of Rio de Janeiro State. It was formed on 4 July 1969 and is comparable ...

, Brazilian state police SWAT team * Digestive Disorders Foundation, working name Core *

Center for Operations Research and Econometrics The Center for Operations Research and Econometrics (CORE) is an interdisciplinary research institute of the University of Louvain (UCLouvain) located in Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium. Since 2010, it is part of the Louvain Institute of Data Analysis ...

at the ''Université catholique de Louvain'' in Belgium * Central Organisation for Railway Electrification, an organization in India *

China Open Resources for Education The China Open Resources for Education, or CORE, was a non-profit organization that promoted closer interaction and open sharing of educational resources between Chinese and international universities. Its website is offline since 2013. Overview ...

, an OpenCourseWare organization in China * Congress of Racial Equality, United States civil rights organization * CORE (research service), a UK-based aggregator of open access content *

C.O.R.E. C.O.R.E. Digital Pictures was a Canadian film and television computer animation special effects studio based in Toronto, and founded at the end of March 1994. Its productions included fully animated television series and feature films. C.O.R ...

, a computer animation studio * CORE System Trust, see CORE-OM

Places

United States

Core, San Diego The Core district is a neighborhood of Downtown San Diego, California. The Core district is the central business district in Downtown San Diego. Geography This district is located in the center of the city; it is bordered to the north by Cortez ...

, a neighborhood in California *

Core, West Virginia Core is an unincorporated community in Monongalia County, West Virginia West Virginia is a state in the Appalachian, Mid-Atlantic and Southeastern regions of the United States.The Census Bureau and the Association of American Geographer ...

Core Banks, North Carolina The Core Banks are barrier islands in North Carolina, part of the Outer Banks and Cape Lookout National Seashore. Named after the Coree tribe, they extend from Ocracoke Inlet to Cape Lookout, and consist of two low-relief narrow islands, North ...

Core Sound The Core Sound is a sound (geography) in eastern North Carolina located between the mainland of Carteret County and Core Banks, part of the Outer Banks of North Carolina. It lies between the large Pamlico Sound to the northeast and the smaller B ...

, North Carolina

Other places

* Corés, a parish in Spain *

The Core Shopping Centre (Calgary) The Core (stylized The CORE), which consists of TD Square, the Holt Renfrew building, and the former Calgary Eaton Centre, is the dominant shopping complex located in the downtown core of Calgary, Alberta, Canada. It spans three city blocks and c ...

, Alberta, Canada * The Core, a shopping centre in Leeds, England, on the site of Schofields

People

* Earl Lemley Core (1902–1984), West Virginia botanist *

Ericson Core Ericson Core is an American film director and cinematographer, best known for directing the 2006 sports film ''Invincible (2006 film), Invincible'' and the 2015 film ''Point Break (2015 film), Point Break''. He has been director of photography on ...

, American director and cinematographer

Other uses

* Core (architecture) * Co-ordinated On-line Record of Electors, central database in the United Kingdom * Coree or Cores, a Native American tribe * Korah, a biblical figure *

Leadership core In modern Chinese politics, a leadership core or core leader () refers to a person who is recognized as central to the leadership of the Chinese Communist Party. Four individuals so far have been given this designation: Mao Zedong, Deng Xiaoping, ...

, concept in Chinese politics *

Persephone In ancient Greek mythology and religion, Persephone ( ; gr, Περσεφόνη, Persephónē), also called Kore or Cora ( ; gr, Κόρη, Kórē, the maiden), is the daughter of Zeus and Demeter. She became the queen of the underworld after ...

, a Greek goddess also known as Kore or Cora (Greek κόρη = daughter) * Core countries, in dependency theory, an industrialized country on which peripheral countries depend * Core curriculum, in education, an essential part of the curriculum * Lithic core, in archaeology, a stone artifact left over from toolmaking * CORE (Clinical Outcomes in Routine Use) System, see CORE-OM