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'''Nucleus''' ({{plural form}}: '''nuclei''') is a Latin word for the seed inside a fruit. It most often refers to:

*[[Atomic nucleus]], the very dense central region of an atom 
*[[Cell nucleus]], a central organelle of a eukaryotic cell, containing most of the cell's DNA 

'''Nucleus''' may also refer to:

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==Science, technology, and mathematics==
===Astronomy===
*[[Active galactic nucleus]] in astronomy
*[[Comet nucleus]], the solid, central part of a comet

===Biology===
*[[Cell nucleus]], a central organelle of a eukaryotic cell, containing most of the cell's DNA 
*[[Nucleus (neuroanatomy)]], a cluster of cell bodies of neurons in the central nervous system
*Nucleus that forms in the eye in [[nuclear sclerosis]] (early cataracts)
*''Nucleus'', a scientific journal concerned with the cell nucleus; published by [[Taylor & Francis]]
*[[Beekeeping#Artificial_swarming|Nucleus]], a small colony of honeybees, induced to raise a new queen by the beekeeper

===Computer systems===
* [[Nucleus (operating system)]], sometimes a synonym for kernel
* [[Nucleus CMS]], a weblog system
* [[Nucleus RTOS]], a real-time operating system (RTOS)
* Nucleus, part of an operating system loaded by an [[Booting#IPL|Initial Program Load]] or boot loader

===Mathematics===
*[[Nucleus (algebra)]], the elements of a ring that associate with all others
* [[Nucleus (order theory)]], a mathematical term

===Other sciences===
*[[Nucleus (syllable)]], in linguistics, the central part of a syllable
*[[Atomic nucleus]], the very dense central region of an atom
*[[Condensation nucleus]], the seed of a raindrop
**[[Ice nucleus]], the seed of a snowflake

==Arts and media==
* [[Nucleus (band)]], a jazz-rock band from Britain
* [[Nucleus (video game)|''Nucleus'' (video game)]], a 2007 downloadable game on the PlayStation Store
* [[Nucleus (Anekdoten album)|''Nucleus'' (Anekdoten album)]], 1995
* [[Nucleus (Deeds of Flesh album)|''Nucleus'' (Deeds of Flesh album)]], 2020
* [[Nucleus (Sonny Rollins album)|''Nucleus'' (Sonny Rollins album)]], 1975
* Nucleus, predecessor to Canadian rock band [[A Foot in Coldwater]]
* ''Nucleus'', a scientific journal concerned with the cell nucleus; published by [[Taylor & Francis]]

==Other uses==
* [[Nucleus (advocacy group)]], a UK-European political advocacy campaign organisation
* [[Nucleus Limited]], an Australian medical research company, taken over by Pacific Dunlop in 1988
* [[nuCLEus]], a proposed 54-story mixed use building in Cleveland, Ohio, US
* [[Nucleus, the Nuclear and Caithness Archives]], a British national archive

==See also==
*[[Nuclear (disambiguation)]]
*[[Nucleation]]
*[[Nucleic acid]]
*[[Nucleolus]]
*[[Core (disambiguation)]]

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