An atom is a basic unit of matter consisting of a nucleus within a cloud of one or more electrons.

Atom(s) may also refer to:

Mathematics

  • Atom (time), a medieval unit of time
  • Atom (measure theory), a minimal measurable set
  • Atom (order theory)
  • Atomic formula, a single predicate in first-order logic
  • Atom, an urelement in set theory

Computing

Hardware

  • Intel Atom, a line of microprocessors
  • Atom (system on chip), an Intel system on chip platform for smartphones and tablets
  • Acorn Atom, an early 1980s home computer

Software

  • Atom (web standard), an XML-based web syndication format
  • Atom (programming language), a programming language for real-time embedded software
  • Atom (text editor), a deprecated programming text editor developed by GitHub
  • AtoM (archival software), an open source software for archival description and access
  • Atoms, a fundamental scalar data type in the Lisp programming language, see Lisp (programming language)#Atoms
  • A synonym for symbol in some programming languages

Transport

  • Ariel Atom, a high performance sports car
  • Aston Martin Atom, a 1939 prototype car
  • ATOM (IFV), an infantry fighting vehicle jointly developed by Russia and France
  • Ozone Atom, a French paraglider design

Literature

  • Atom (Asimov book), 1991 nonfiction book by Isaac Asimov
  • Atom (Krauss book), 2001 nonfiction book by Lawrence M. Krauss
  • Atom (character), the name of several superheroes in DC Comics
  • Atom: The Beginning, Japanese manga series
  • Captain Atom, a Charlton Comics superhero
  • Atom, the narrator of The History and Adventures of an Atom satire by Tobias Smollett

Music

  • Atom™, an alias of the German musician Uwe Schmidt (born 1968)
  • Atom, an album by Moonbeam
  • A.T.O.M (A Twist of Modern), an album by Carbon/Silicon
  • "Atom", a song by British Sea Power
  • "Atom," a song by Cannibal Ox from The Cold Vein
  • Atomi, a Yugoslav rock band

People

  • Atom (martyr), a Christian martyr
  • Arthur Thomson (fanzines) or ATom (1927–1990), British science fiction artist and writer
  • Atom Araullo, a Filipino broadcast journalist
  • Atom Egoyan, a Canadian stage and film director, writer and producer
  • Maxwell Atoms (born 1974), American animator

Sports teams

  • Philadelphia Atoms, American soccer team (1973–1976)
  • Philadelphia Atoms SC, American soccer team (founded 2017)
  • Jersey City Atoms, American basketball team
  • Tri-City Atoms, various American minor league baseball teams from Washington
  • Pohang Atoms, a former name of the Pohang Steelers, Korean association football team
  • Atoms, the sports teams of Annandale High School in Virginia

Film and television

  • A.T.O.M. (TV series), a toy line or its associated animated series
  • Atom.com, a former on-line video producer, formerly AtomFilms
  • Atom TV, a television series featuring content from Atom.com
  • Springfield Atoms, the fictional football team from Springfield in The Simpsons
  • The Atom (1918 film), a 1918 silent film directed by Frank Borzage
  • "Atoms", a Series A episode of the television series QI (2003)

Other uses

  • Atom Bank, a digital finance company
  • Ancient Teachings of the Masters, a new religious movement
  • The Atom (sculpture), in Pendle, Lancashire, England
  • A British publisher owned by Little, Brown Book Group
  • An object lacking proper parts; see
  • Atoms (brand), a footwear brand
  • Walter Atom, Czechoslovak aircraft engine
  • ATOM Myanmar, Burmese telecommunications company

See also

  • Atom and His Package, a band whose sole human member is Adam Goren
  • Atomic (disambiguation)
  • Atomicity (disambiguation)
  • Atomism, philosophy about the basic building blocks of reality
  • Nuclear (disambiguation)
  • Atum, an ancient Egyptian deity
  • Adam (disambiguation)