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.<!-- Source: Robert X. Cringely - Triumph of the Nerds -->
  • 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 glans| (; ), anatomical structure in mammals

See also

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