Phrases that contain “core”: core business, core curriculum and more

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Phrases 102

core businessThe main activity of a company, that which a commercial organization primarily concerns itself with.
core curriculumThe courses or other components of an educational program which are foundational, prerequisite, or mandatory, as opposed to the elective, secondary, or variable components of a program.
hard-coreAlternative form of hardcore: Having an extreme dedication to a certain activity.
core memoryA type of non-volatile random-access rewritable electronic memory using ferrite cores to magnetically store binary digits (bits).
apple coreThe central portion of an apple containing the seeds and where the stem attaches (and the opposed end). Particularly the portion that remains after the main part of the fruit has been eaten.
core dumpThe recorded state of the memory of a computer program at a specific time, generally when the program has terminated abnormally.
Core Values
core competenciesplural of core competency: An important special capability or expertise, especially that of a business affording it sustainable competitive advantage.
ice coreA core sample removed from an ice sheet, most commonly from the polar ice caps of Antarctica, Greenland or from high mountain glaciers elsewhere, the properties of which can be used to reconstruct a climatic record of a given area.
core sampleA cylindrical section of a naturally occurring substance, typically obtained by drilling into the substance, for example sediment or rock, with a core drill.
Core Group
demon coreA spherical subcritical mass of plutonium manufactured during World War II by the United States as a fissile core for an early atomic bomb.
Dual-Core
Common CoreThe Common Core State Standards Initiative, an effort to provide standards to evaluate achievement among US primary and secondary school students in basic subjects and thereby facilitate and motivate teaching of those subjects.
open coreA business model for software whereby the core is open-source and free, while closed-source add-ons are available for purchase.
inner coreThe solid material found in the centre of some planets at extremely high temperature and pressure, distinct from the liquid outer core.
J-coreA style of Japanese hardcore techno music that originated in the 1990s.
core coursesplural of core course: An academic class that is one of a subset of mandatory classes required to complete a degree program.
outer coreThe hot liquid material found near the centre of some planets, distinct from the solid inner core.
core temperatureThe operating temperature of an organism, specifically in deep structures of the body such as the liver, in comparison to temperatures of peripheral tissues.
core inflationInflation excluding the increase or decrease of prices in some transitory sectors (usually food and energy).
core beliefAn epistemic assumption that defines an individual or belief system and his or its self-perception and is therefore felt to be true regardless of its truth value.
core lockSeizure of a turbine engine due to misalignment and loss of clearance between stationary and rotating components, caused by different components cooling and contracting at different rates following engine shutdown or flameout.
core citiesplural of core city: Synonym of central city (“the main city of a metropolitan area; particularly one containing multiple cities”).
core citySynonym of central city (“the main city of a metropolitan area; particularly one containing multiple cities”).

Compound words 201

hardcoreHaving an extreme dedication to a certain activity.
KoreaA geographic region in East Asia, consisting of two countries, commonly known as South Korea and North Korea; formerly a single country.
softcorePornography that does not contain depictions of explicit sexual penetration.
unicoreHaving only one core.
nerdcoreAn intentionally nerdy style of hip-hop music.
NintendocoreAn aggressive genre of modern rock music influenced by chiptunes (“music that samples or emulates the audio capabilities of older sound chips”) and video game music.
coriumThe layer of skin between the epidermis and the subcutaneous tissues.
corelessLacking a core
normcoreA unisex fashion trend characterized by average-looking, unpretentious clothing.
weirdcoreA musical genre derived from punk, technopop, and house music, that deliberately uses weird sounds and lyrics.

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