Nuke is most commonly used as a slang term for a

nuclear weapon A nuclear weapon is an explosive device that derives its destructive force from nuclear reactions, either fission (fission bomb) or a combination of fission and fusion reactions ( thermonuclear bomb), producing a nuclear explosion. Both bom ...

, or the act of detonating/setting one off. Nuke may also refer to:

Computing

Nuke (software) Nuke is a node-based digital compositing and visual effects application first developed by Digital Domain, and used for television and film post-production. Nuke is available for Microsoft Windows 7, OS X 10.9, Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5, and n ...

, a node-based compositor * Nuke (video games), a type of damaging attack that is most commonly used in role-playing, or fighting games. *

Nuke (warez) In the warez scene, to nuke is to label content as "bad", for reasons which might include unusable software, bad audiovisual quality, virus-infected content, deceptively labeled (fake) content or not following the rules. Duplicates and stolen rel ...

, a label to flag problems with a warez release *

Nuke (computer) In computing, a denial-of-service attack (DoS attack) is a cyber-attack in which the perpetrator seeks to make a machine or network resource unavailable to its intended users by temporarily or indefinitely disrupting services of a host conne ...

, a kind of denial-of-service attack

Fiction

Nuke (Marvel Comics) Nuke (Francis "Frank" Simpson) is a fictional supervillain appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. Created by writer Frank Miller and artist David Mazzucchelli, the character first appeared in '' Daredevil'' #232 (July 1986) ...

, a villain with the American flag tattooed on his face *

Nuke (Squadron Supreme) N'astirh N'Garai N'Kantu, the Living Mummy Naga Nahrees Namor the Sub-Mariner Namora Namorita Native Nebula Network Sarah Vale Sarah Vale''New X-Men: Academy X Yearbook Special'' #1 (June 2005) is a fictional character, a tech ...

, a superhero * "Nuke" LaLoosh, a character in the film ''Bull Durham'' * Nuke, a narcotic in the film ''RoboCop 2'' *

Luke Snyder and Noah Mayer Luke Snyder and Noah Mayer are fictional characters and a supercouple from the Television in the United States, American CBS daytime drama ''As the World Turns''. Luke Snyder, Luke was portrayed by Van Hansis, and Noah Mayer, Noah was portrayed b ...

, a super couple from the television series ''As the World Turns''

Other uses

* Nuke, slang meaning to cook something using a microwave oven.

Computing

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