Cord

Cord or CORD may refer to:

Common meanings

 * String
 * Thin rope
 * Twine
 * Cord (climbing) a type of rope used in climbing
 * Cord (unit) used for measuring wood
 * Power cord
 * Umbilical cord

Cord or CORD may also refer to:

Places

 * Cord, Arkansas

People

 * Alex Cord (1933–2021), American actor and writer
 * Chris Cord (born 1940), American racing driver
 * Errett Lobban Cord (1894–1974) American industrialist
 * Ronnie Cord (1943–1986), Brazilian singer
 * Cord McCoy (born 1980), American bull and saddle bronc rider
 * Cord Meyer (1920–2001), American CIA official
 * Cord Parks (born 1986), American professional football player
 * Cord Phelps (born 1987), American professional baseball player
 * Cord Pool, guitarist for American red dirt metal band Texas Hippie Coalition
 * Cord Widderich (died 1447), German pirate

Arts, entertainment, and media

 * Cord (band), a British rock group
 * Cord (film), a 2000 film starring Daryl Hannah and Jennifer Tilly
 * Cordero "Cord" Buchanon, a fictional character in One Life to Live
 * The Cord Weekly, a student newspaper at Wilfrid Laurier University

Biology

 * Chronic obstructive respiratory disease or CORD, an alternate name for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
 * Mycelial cord, a structure, used by fungi to transfer nutrients over larger distances
 * Spinal cord
 * Umbilical cord, a tube that connects a developing embryo or fetus to its placenta

Organizations
Organizations with the acronym CORD include:
 * Canadian Organization for Rare Disorders, a non-profit health organization
 * Christian Outreach for Relief & Development, a humanitarian organization, based in Leamington Spa, England
 * Coalition for Reforms and Democracy, a Kenyan political coalition
 * Council of Emergency Medicine Residency Directors, a scientific organization

Computing

 * An electrical cable
 * Rope (data structure) or cord, a data structure for strings

Other uses

 * Cord (sewing), a decorative trim made of multiple strands of yarn twisted together
 * Cord, a short form for the textile type corduroy
 * Cord Automobile, a former American car marque