Acorn (disambiguation)
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An acorn
is a type of nut.
Acorn or The Acorn may also refer to:
Companies and organizations
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Places
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Other uses
Acorn
The acorn, or oak nut, is the nut of the oaks and their close relatives . It usually contains a single seed , enclosed in a tough, leathery shell, and borne in a cup-shaped cupule. Acorns vary from 1–6 cm long and 0.8–4 cm broad...
is a type of nut.
Acorn or The Acorn may also refer to:
Companies and organizations
- Association of Community Organizations for Reform NowAssociation of Community Organizations for Reform NowThe Association of Community Organizations for Reform Now was a collection of community-based organizations in the United States that advocated for low- and moderate-income families by working on neighborhood safety, voter registration, health care, affordable housing, and other social issues...
(ACORN), an international community-based organization advocating for low- and moderate-income families - Acorn ComputersAcorn ComputersAcorn Computers Ltd. was a British computer company established in Cambridge, England, in 1978. The company produced a number of computers which were especially popular in the UK. These included the Acorn Electron, the BBC Micro, and the Acorn Archimedes...
(1978–1998), a manufacturer of computers including the Acorn Electron, the BBC Micro and the Acorn Archimedes - Acorn Computers (2006)Acorn Computers (2006)Acorn Computers Ltd was a company based in Nottingham, England. It licensed, in early 2006, the dormant Acorn Computers trademark from French company Aristide & Co Antiquaire De Marques. This company sold IBM PC compatible computers and had no connection to ARM.-Launch:In April 2006, internet news...
, a manufacturer of Windows-only computers, licensing the Acorn trademark - Acorn StoresAcorn StoresAcorn Stores was a chain clothing company in the United States. It was originally part of Michael L. Wallace Inc.-History:In November 2004, Christopher & Banks acquired Acorn from Gilmore Brothers, Inc...
, a clothing retail chain - Acorns Children's HospiceAcorns Children's HospiceAcorns Children’s Hospice Trust is a registered charity, offering a network of care and support to life-limited and life-threatened children and their families across the heart of England. Acorns has three hospices, situated in Birmingham, Walsall and Worcester as well as a Community Team that...
- ACORN-NSACORN-NSACORN-NS operates an ORAN in Nova Scotia, Canada....
, the Atlantic Canada Organization of Research Networks - Nova Scotia - ACORN 13 (and similar) - name of US Navy units in WWII - aviation, construction, ordnance, repair, navy
Publications
- The Acorn (journal)The Acorn (journal)The Acorn is a peer-reviewed academic journal sponsored by the Gandhi-King Society. It explores philosophical issues related to non-violence in theory and practice, with a focus on the work of M. K. Gandhi and Martin Luther King, Jr. Notable contributors include Thich Nhat Hanh, Ham Seok-heon, and...
, a philosophy journal - The Acorn (newspaper), an Agoura Hills, CaliforniaAgoura Hills, CaliforniaAgoura Hills is a city in Los Angeles County, California, and has the ZIP code 91301. The population was 20,330 at the 2010 census, down from 20,537 at the 2000 census. It is located in the eastern Conejo Valley between the Simi Hills and the Santa Monica Mountains. This city on the Ventura...
newspaper - Camarillo Acorn, a Camarillo, CaliforniaCamarillo, CaliforniaCamarillo is a city in Ventura County, California, United States. The population was 65,201 at the 2010 census, up from 57,084 at the 2000 census. The Ventura Freeway Camarillo is a city in Ventura County, California, United States. The population was 65,201 at the 2010 census, up from 57,084 at...
newspaper - Moorpark Acorn, a Moorpark, CaliforniaMoorpark, CaliforniaMoorpark is a city in Southern California. It was founded in 1900 by Robert Poindexter, presumably named after the moorpark apricots that grew in the area. The city has experienced a great amount of growth since the late 1970s...
newspaper - Simi Valley Acorn, a Simi Valley, CaliforniaSimi Valley, California-2010:The 2010 United States Census reported that Simi Valley had a population of 124,237. The population density was 2,940.8 people per square mile...
newspaper
Places
- Acorn, ArkansasAcorn, ArkansasAcorn, Arkansas is an unincorporated town in Polk County, Arkansas, United States, approximately 6 miles north of Mena. The town is located at the junction of U.S. Route 59, U.S. Route 71 and U.S. Route 270 in the northern part of the county. Though Acorn is only a three-way junction, it marks the...
- Acorn, CaliforniaAcorn, CaliforniaAcorn is a former settlement in Humboldt County, California. It was located northeast of Korbel.A post office operated in Acorn from 1891 to 1904, moving in 1892. The name honors Alonzo and Elizabeth Acorn.-References:...
- Acorn, Oakland, CaliforniaAcorn, Oakland, CaliforniaAcorn or Acorn Projects are a series of housing projects in the Acorn Redevelopment Project Area or the Acorn neighborhood of West Oakland. Located in the West Oakland, California, this complex is known as the spot where Black Panther Party Leader Huey P. Newton was killed. Acorn, or "The Corns" as...
, a housing complex - Acorn CommunityAcorn CommunityAcorn Community is a medium-sized egalitarian, intentional community located in rural Virginia, USA and is a member of the Federation of Egalitarian Communities. Acorn was started in 1993 as a daughter community of the older, larger Twin Oaks. For reasons not entirely clear, the early 1990s saw a...
, Virginia
Family name
- Milton AcornMilton AcornMilton James Rhode Acorn , nicknamed The People's Poet by his peers, was a Canadian poet, writer, and playwright. He was born in Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island....
(1923–1986), Canadian poet
Other uses
- ACORN (demographics)ACORN (demographics)ACORN is a geodemographic information system categorising all United Kingdom postcodes into various types based upon census data and other information such as lifestyle surveys....
, a geodemographic classification system - The AcornThe AcornThe Acorn is a Canadian indie folk band from Ottawa, Ontario, formed in 2003. Their songs have charted on Canadian campus charts and have been in rotation on CBC Radio 3 and The Verge....
, a musical group - Acute Care of at-Risk NewbornsAcute Care of at-Risk NewbornsAcute Care of at-Risk Newborns is a Canadian resuscitation educational program which focuses on the first few hours of neonatal life. This differs from the NRP program which focuses on the first several minutes...
(ACoRN), a neonatal resuscitation program