Acorn (disambiguation)

Last updated March 19, 2024

An acorn is the nut of an oak tree.

Computing

Acorn (software), a graphic editor for macOS
Acorn Computers (1978–1998), a manufacturer of computers
Acorn, the development code name for the IBM 5150 PC.
Acorn Computers (2006), a manufacturer of Windows-only computers
ACORN-NS, the Atlantic Canada Organization of Research Networks - Nova Scotia, computer network

Mathematics

ACORN (PRNG), a robust pseudorandom number generator (PRNG) introduced by R.S.Wikramaratna in 1989

Companies and organizations

ACORN International, a federation of community-based activist organisations, see also Association of Community Organizations for Reform Now
Acorn DVD, a home media publisher and distributor
Acorn Energy, a company investing in electricity and security
Acorn Records, American record label created in 1950
Acorn Stores, a clothing retail company
Acorn TV, an American subscription streaming service
Acorns (company), an American financial technology and financial services company that specializes in micro-investing and robo advice

People

Fred Acorn (born 1961), American retired football player
Herbert H. Acorn (1868–1939), Canadian politician
John Acorn (active 2000s), Canadian naturalist
Milton Acorn (1923–1986), Canadian poet
William Acorn (1915–1966), Canadian politician
Acorn Dobson (1905–2004), British motorcycle speedway rider
Earnie Shavers (1944–2022), American boxer who was nicknamed "The Acorn"

Places

Acorn, Arkansas
Acorn, Oakland, California, a housing complex
Acorn Community, Virginia
Acorn, Virginia

Other

Acorn (demographics), a geodemographic classification system
Acorn nut, a domed connecting piece
Acorn squash
Acute Care of at-Risk Newborns (ACoRN), a Canadian neonatal resuscitation program

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