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(1) The heart, or central part, of something. The core of a network is its backbone. A core program would be the primary routines that serve the entire application (see kernel).

(2) In digital electronics, it typically refers to a relatively large, general-purpose logic function that is used as a building block in a chip design. Examples are microprocessor, microcontroller and DSP cores. Cores may be developed internally, but are generally purchased from third-party intellectual property (IP) vendors. See soft core and hard core.

(3) A CPU. A microprocessor with two cores (dual cores) is a single chip that contains two processors. See dual core and multicore.

(4) (Core) A family of CPU chips from Intel. Introduced in 2006, the Core line was developed to supersede the Pentium brand. See Intel Core.

(5) A round magnetic doughnut that represents one bit in an earlier core storage system. When core storage was common in the 1960s, a computer's main memory used to be called "core." See core storage.

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n. The center of a fruit such as an apple, pear or pineapple. Cores may contain small seeds, or they may be tough and woody, or both. core v. To remove the core from a fruit.

noun

1. A point of origin from which ideas or influences, for example, originate: bottom, center, focus, heart, hub, quick, root. See start/end.
2. The most central and material part: essence, gist, heart, kernel, marrow, meat, nub, pith, quintessence, root, soul, spirit, stuff, substance. Law gravamen. See be.

Definition: center, gist
Antonyms: covering, exterior, exteriority, outside, perimeter, surface

Main storage or RAM. Dates from the days of ferrite-core memory; now archaic as techspeak most places outside IBM, but also still used in the Unix community and by old-time hackers or those who would sound like them. Some derived idioms are quite current; in core, for example, means ‘in memory’ (as opposed to ‘on disk’), and both core dump and the core image or core file produced by one are terms in favor. Some varieties of Commonwealth hackish prefer store.

1. The central part of the earth. The inner core has the properties of a solid and the outer core those of a liquid. The core is dense, very hot, and probably composed largely of iron and nickel.

2. The centre of the core-periphery model.

1. The center of a plywood or crossbanded construction; it may consist of lumber (solid or glued) or particleboard; serves as a base for veneer.
2. The internal structure in a hollow-core door.
3. The wood chips cut from a mortise.
4. The metal bar to which a handrail is attached.
5. The internal structure which serves as a base for complex plasterwork.
6. The molded open space in a concrete masonry unit.
7. The filling within a thick hollow stone wall.
8. The filling between a lintel and relieving arches.
9. A cylindrical sample of hardened concrete or rock obtained by means of a core barrel and drill. 10. A part of a multistory building, containing a variety of service and utility functions, as elevators, stairwells, etc. 11. That part of a magnetic circuit (usually steel or iron laminations) about which are wound coils in electromagnetic devices such as transformers, solenoids, relays, etc.; a magnetic core. 12. (Brit.) The conductor of a cable with its insulation, but not including any outer protective covering. 13. That portion of a grille, 2 contained within the frame. 14. Of gypsum board, the hardened material filling the space between a face paper and a back paper; consists primarily of gypsum with additives. 15. (British) Same as blockout.

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1 Levite leader, with Dathan and Abiram, of the unsuccessful revolt in the desert against the exclusive priesthood of the Aaronic family and against the leadership of Moses; the rebels were consumed by fire and earthquake.

2 Levitical family, perhaps descended from 1, that had duties as doorkeepers and singers in the Temple.

Magnetic material within a coil used to concentrate the magnetic field.

The central region of a planet or moon frequently made of denser materials than the surrounding regions (mantle and crust). Earth and the Moon are thought to have cores of iron and nickel.

The innermost portion of plywood usually composed of veneer. Also referred to as a "centre." A core may also be made of fibreboards, particleboard or lumber.

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In geology, the central region of the Earth; it extends fourteen hundred to eighteen hundred miles from the Earth's center.

The central part. A section of a mold, usually of plaster, made over assembled parts of a dental restoration or construction to record and maintain the relationships of the parts so that the parts can be reassembled in their original positions. Synonym: laboratory core.

• Materials, Formations, and Substances - core: innermost part of Earth
• Mining - core: cylindrical sample of mineral or rock extracted from ground by hollow drill that leaves strata intact
• Nuclear and Particle Physics - core: central part of reactor containing fissile fuel and rods
• Carpentry - core: central layer of plywood sheet
• Electricity and Electronics - core: middle part of coil or solenoid, often a metal rod
• Sculpture Tools and Techniques - core: solid, internal portion of mold in metal casting

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Core may refer to:

Contents 1 Science and Academics 2 Computers and Technology 3 Media 4 Acronyms 5 Other 6 See also

Science and Academics

• Core, the central part of a galaxy, see Mass deficit
• Core (group), in mathematics, an object in group theory
• Core (functional analysis), in mathematics, a subset of the domain of a closable operator
• Core (graph theory), in mathematics, the homomorphically minimal subgraph of a graph
• Core of a triangulated category in mathematics
• Core (game theory), the collection of stable allocations that no coalition can improve upon
• Planetary core, the center of a planet
  • Inner core of the Earth
  • Outer core of the Earth
• 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, an essential part of the curriculum
• Core sample, in Earth science, a sample obtained by coring
• Core countries, in dependency theory, an industrialized country on which peripheral countries depend
• Core (anatomy), everything except the appendages
• Hydrophobic core, the interior zone of a protein
• Nuclear reactor core, portion of a nuclear reactor containing the nuclear fuel components

Computers and Technology

• Semiconductor intellectual property core, is a unit of design in ASIC/FPGA electronics and IC manufacturing
• Multi-core, a type of microprocessor design in which multiple processors coexist on the same chip
• Magnetic core, in electricity and electronics, ferromagnetic material around which wires are wound
  • Magnetic-core memory, in computing, the primary memory prior to semiconductor memory
• Nuclear reactor core, a portion containing the fuel components
• Core (optical fiber), the signal-carrying portion of an optical fiber
• Core (manufacturing), used in casting and molding
• Intel Core, in computing, a family of single-core and multi-core 32-bit and 64-bit CPUs released by Intel
• Core Animation, in computing, a data visualization API used in Mac OS X
• Core dump, in computing, is the recorded state of a running program
• Core International, Inc, trademark owner for Computers, Computer Peripherals and Programs

Media

• Core (Stone Temple Pilots album), 1992
• Core (Persefone album), 2006
• Core (band), a stoner rock band
• 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
• "The Core", a song from Eric Clapton's 1977 album Slowhand
• The Core, a 2003 science fiction film
• Core Design, a videogame developer best known for the Tomb Raider series
• C.O.R.E., a computer animation studio
• C.O.R.E. (video game), a 2009 NDS game
• CORE (advertising media) Advertising Agency in St. Louis, MO
• The Core, the 2006–2007 name for the programming block on Five currently known as Shake!
• Core (novel), a 1993 science fiction novel by Paul Preuss

Acronyms

• Center for Operations Research and Econometrics at the Université catholique de Louvain in Belgium
• Central Organization for Railway Electrification, an organization in India
• China Open Resources for Education, an OpenCourseWare organization in China
• Congress of Racial Equality, United States civil rights organization
• Coordinated Online Register of Electors, central database in the United Kingdom

Other

• Core, West Virginia
• The single seed in the center of a cherry, peach, plum, olive, avocado or other fruit
• Core, San Diego, California, a neighborhood in the United States
• Core, the working name of the Digestive Disorders Foundation
• Persephone, a Greek goddess also known as Kore or Cora (Greek κόρη = daughter)
• Korah, a biblical figure
• CORE (Brazil), state police SWAT team
• Core, the suffix for musical styles with hardcore punk influence and origins
• Earl Lemley Core (1902–1984), West Virginia botanist

See also

• Corre (disambiguation)
• CORE (disambiguation)

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Dansk (Danish)
n. - kerne, kernehus, det inderste, midten, jordens midte, atomreaktorkerne, oplagringsenhed for 1 bit, kore, kordel, formkerne, borekerne, flintkerne
v. tr. - udkerne, tage kernehuset ud af

idioms:

• core memory    computerhukommelse
• to the core    helt igennem

abbr. - Congress of Racial Equality; racelighedsorganisation i USA

Nederlands (Dutch)
(reactor)kern, klokhuis, bodemmonster, uitboren

Français (French)
n. - trognon, (fig) c¯ur, (fig) jusqu'à l'os, noyau (aimant), (Nucl) c¯ur, âme (câble), noyau (planète), (Ind) noyau (moulage), noyau (petit groupe)
v. tr. - (Culin) évider, enlever le c¯ur de

idioms:

• core memory    (Comput) mémoire à tores magnétiques
• to the core    jusqu'à l'os, foncièrement

abbr. - (abrév = Congress of Racial Equality), CORE organisation pour la défense des droits des minorités ethniques

Deutsch (German)
n. - Kern, Inneres, Kernhaus
v. - entkernen

idioms:

• core memory    (Comp.) Hauptspeicher eines Computers
• to the core    durch und durch

abbr. - Verband zur Bekämpfung von Rassendiskriminierung

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - πυρήνας, (μτφ.) ουσιώδες μέρος, ουσία (κν. μεδούλι), κέντρο, καρδιά, κατάβαθα, σώψυχα
v. - αφαιρώ τον πυρήνα
attrib. - κεντρικός
abbr. - Συμβούλιο Φυλετικής Ισότητας

idioms:

• core memory    (Η/Υ) μνήμη μαγνητικού πυρήνα
• to the core    μέχρι το κόκαλο, μέχρι μυελού οστέων

Italiano (Italian)
nucleo, essenza, nocciolo, sostanza, quintessenza, torso

idioms:

• core memory    memoria fissa
• to the core    fino in fondo

Português (Portuguese)
n. - âmago (m), cerne (m) (de madeira)
v. - descaroçar
attrib. - descaroçador

idioms:

• core memory    memória (f) principal (Inf.)
• to the core    até o centro

Русский (Russian)
сердцевина, ядро, суть

idioms:

• core memory    оперативная память
• to the core    до мозга костей

Español (Spanish)
n. - centro, núcleo, corazón
v. tr. - centrar, nuclear

idioms:

• core memory    memoria de núcleos
• to the core    hasta la médula

abbr. - congreso de igualdad racial

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - kärnhus, kärna (bildl.), kärna (tekn.), reaktorhärd
v. - ta ut kärnhuset
attr. - kärn-
abbr. - kongressen för rasjämlikhet i USA

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
争取种族平等会议

核心, 争论的核心, 果心, 挖...的核

idioms:

• core memory    磁心内存
• to the core    彻底

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
abbr. - 爭取種族平等會議

n. - 核心, 爭論的核心, 果心
v. tr. - 挖...的核

idioms:

• core memory    磁心記憶體
• to the core    徹底

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 속, 중요한 부분, 코어
v. tr. - (과일의) 속을 빼다, 중심에서 잘라내다

idioms:

• to the core    속속들이

abbr. - Congress of Racial Equality (인종 평등회)

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - しん, 中心部, 核心, 鉄心, 中心
v. - しんを取る

idioms:

• core memory    核心, 磁心記憶装置
• to the core    中心まで, 徹底的に

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) لب, نواة, لباب, قلب, جوهر (فعل) استخرج لب الفاكهه (اختصار) مختصر لمجلس المساواة العنصريه في أمريكا‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮ליבה, לב, תוך-הפרי, מרכז, גלעין, טבעת מגנטית במחשב המכילה סיבית אחת, פיסת ברזל במרכז אלקטרומגנט או מוליך, חתיכת צור שלהבים סותתו ממנה (ארכיאולוגיה)‬
v. tr. - ‮הוציא את תוך-הפרי‬
abbr. - ‮הקונגרס לשוויון בין-גזעי (ארה"ב)‬

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