Core
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Science and technology
- In archaeology, a core is a distinctive artifact that results from the practice of lithic reduction. In this sense, a core is the scarred nucleus resulting from the detachment of one or more lithic flakes from a lump of source material or tool stone, usually by using a hard hammer percussor such as a hammerstone.
- In astrophysics, the core of a star is its center where nuclear fusion takes place. In astrophysics and geology, a planetary core is the composite material at the centre of a planet.
- In various branches of Earth science a core is a Core sample.
- In biology, the core of a fruit contains its seeds.
- In computing:
- (Execution) core is the computation engine of a processor. It consists of integer and floating point processing units. See Multi-core (computing).
- Core memory or storage is memory made of magnetic toruses.
- Core nowadays usually means primary storage regardless of hardware technology (typically semiconductor random access memory).
- A core dump is a record of the contents of primary storage.
- In Unix and Unix-like operating systems, core is a file that contains a memory dump -- known as a core dump -- of a computer program that has crashed for some reason. It is used for debugging purposes.
- Hardware description language (HDL) modules, when distributed, are called "cores" (see open hardware).
- Intel Core is a family of x86-compatible processors intended to supplant the Pentium M.
- The Intel Core Microarchitecture is an x86 microarchitecture that is to be released in 2006. Note that the two names are not related: current Intel Core processors do not use the Intel Core Microarchitecture.
- In construction, when the force in an element is within a certain center section, the core, the element will only be under compression.
- In economics, the core is a feasible allocation in an economy that cannot be improved upon by any coalition of consumers.
- In mathematics, the core of a group is an object appearing in group theory.
- In a nuclear reactor, the core is the portion containing the fuel components.
- In planetary science, the core of a planet contains its innermost layer(s). Due to planetary differentiation, such layers tend to be denser than outer layers.
- In fiber optics, the core of an optical fiber is the central region about the longitudinal axis, which supports guiding of the optical signal.
- In electricity and electronics, a core is a piece or stack of pieces of ferromagnetic material around which wires are wound to make a transformer, inductor, choke, solenoid, relay, or core memory
- In injection moulding, the core is the solid part of the mould that helps shape the plastic material injected.
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Other
- In education, a core curriculum defines an essential curriculum.
- In Greek mythology, Core was an alternate term for Persephone.
- In music, Core is an album by Stone Temple Pilots.
- Core is a digital radio station station in the United Kingdom
- The Core is a 2003 science fiction movie
- In China, Core is Jiang Zemin's title.
- Core is a british videogame developer best known for the Tomb Raider series.
- In an Amway or Quixtar Motivational Organization, Core steps refer to the eight or nine tasks for success.
- CORE is an acronym for the Congress of Racial Equality, a civil rights organization.
- CoRE is also an acronym for Computers, Robotics, Engineering, a Shared Learning Environment at Binghamton University.
- CORE is also an acronym for the Challenge of Reverse Engineering.
- Core training is the attention of training to the abdominal and back muscles.
- As an indirect reference, pornography can be either hard- or soft-core.
- Core is a brand of jockstrap.
- In Dependency Theory Core countries are in contrast to the periphery.