Acorn (disambiguation)

An acorn is the nut of an oak tree.

Acorn or ACORN may also refer to:

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, US
• Acorn, Oakland, California, US
• Acorn Community, Virginia, US

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
• Evil Acorn, a character in Conker's Pocket Tales
• The glāns (Latin pronunciation: [ˈɡlaːns]; pl. glandēs [ˈɡlan.deːs]), anatomical structure in mammals

See also

• Acorns (disambiguation)
• The Acorn (disambiguation)
• Eggcorns, which got their name from a mishearing of the word acorn.