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
 * Acorn, Oakland, California, a housing complex
 * Acorn Community, Virginia
 * Acorn, Virginia

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.