Core

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Core may refer to:

In media:

• Core (album), an album by Stone Temple Pilots
• Core (radio station), a digital radio station in the United Kingdom
• The Core, a 2003 science fiction film
• Core Design, a videogame developer best known for the Tomb Raider series

In science and academics:

• Core (group), in mathematics, an object in group theory
• Core (economics), a feasible allocation in an economy, or a stable coalition in game theory
• Planetary core, in planetary science, the center of a planet
• 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, a essential part of the curriculum
• Core sample, in Earth science, a core sample
• Core countries, in dependency theory, an industrialized country on which peripheral countries depend
• Core (anatomy), in anatomy is everything except the appendage.

In computers and technology:

• Multi-core (computing), a type of microprocessor design in which multiple processors coexist ont he same chip
• Intel Core, in processors, a brand of computer processor
• Magnetic core memory, in computing, the primary memory
• Core dump, in computing, a record of the core memory
• Nuclear reactor core, a portion containing the fuel components
• Magnetic core, in electricity and electronics, ferromagnetic material around which wires are wound
• the signal-carrying portion of an optical fiber

Acronyms

• The Congress of Racial Equality in the USA
• The Coordinated Online Register of Electors in the United Kingdom
• Challenge of Reverse Engineering, a warez group

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