Core or cores may refer to:
Science and technology Core (anatomy), everything except the appendages Core (laboratory), a highly specialized shared research resource 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 Hydrophobic core, the interior zone of a protein Nuclear reactor core, a portion containing the fuel components Pit (nuclear weapon) or core, the fissile material in a nuclear weapon Semiconductor intellectual property core (IP core), is a unit of design in ASIC/FPGA electronics and IC manufacturing Atomic core, an atom with no valence electrons Lithic core, in archaeology, a stone artifact left over from toolmaking
Geology and astrophysics Core sample, in Earth science, a sample obtained by coring Ice core Core, the central part of a galaxy; see Mass deficit Core (anticline), the central part of an anticline or syncline Planetary core, the center of a planet Earth's inner core Earth's outer core 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, in electricity and electronics, ferromagnetic material around which wires are wound Magnetic-core memory, the primary memory technology used before semiconductor memory Central processing unit (CPU), called a core Multi-core processor, 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
Arts, entertainment and media Core (novel), a 1993 science fiction novel by Paul Preuss Core (radio station), 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 (DC Comics), a fictional character from DC Comics The Core (Amphibia), a fictional character from the Amphibia TV series. "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 2000–2002 name for the programming block on Five currently known as Shake!
Music Core (album), by Stone Temple Pilots, 1992 Core (band), an American stoner rock band Core, a 2006 album by Persefone "Core", a song by Susumu Hirasawa from Paranoia Agent Original Soundtrack "The Core" (song), a song from Eric Clapton's 1977 album Slowhand The Core (XG album), a 2026 album by XG "CORE", a track from the soundtrack of the 2015 video game Undertale by Toby Fox
Organizations Core International, a defunct American computer and technology corporation Core Design, a videogame developer best known for the Tomb Raider series Coordenadoria de Recursos Especiais, Brazilian state police SWAT team Digestive Disorders Foundation, working name Core Center for Operations Research and Econometrics at the Université catholique de Louvain in Belgium Central Organisation for Railway Electrification, an organization in India China Open Resources for Education, an OpenCourseWare organization in China Community Organized Relief Effort, a non-profit organization providing humanitarian relief Congress of Racial Equality, United States civil rights organization CORE (research service), a UK-based aggregator of open access content C.O.R.E. Digital Pictures, a computer animation studio CORE System Trust, see CORE-OM
Places United States Core, San Diego, a neighborhood in California Core, West Virginia Core Banks, North Carolina Core Sound, North Carolina
Other places Corés, a parish in Spain The Core Shopping Centre (Calgary), 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, American director and cinematographer Leopoldine Core, American poet and short story writer
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, concept in Chinese politics Persephone, 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 CORE (Clinical Outcomes in Routine Use) System, see CORE-OM
See also CORE (disambiguation) Corre (disambiguation) Corps (disambiguation) Corium (disambiguation) Kernel (disambiguation) Nucleus (disambiguation)