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The word '''nuke''', as a verb or a noun, can refer to multiple things:
;Nuclear technology
*A colloquialism for a [[nuclear weapon]], or the use of one, or the equivalent destruction of the use of one (as an analogy)
*A colloquialism for a [[nuclear power]] plant
*A member of the [[United States Navy]] trained to operate a [[United States Naval reactor|naval reactor]] (i.e. nuclear watch officer, nuclear Machinist Mate "MM", Electricians Mate "EM", or Electronics Technician "ET"). The enlisted ratings are found with an "N" after their ratings when taking promotion exams.

;Computer technology
*[[Denial-of-service_attack#Nuke|Nuke (computer)]], a denial-of-service attack
*[[WinNuke]], an exploit in some early versions of Microsoft Windows
*For the meaning in the context of the warez scene, see [[Nuke (warez)]]
*For the meaning in the context of role-playing games, see [[nuke (gaming)]]
*[[Nuke (software)]], digital compositing software by The Foundry
*A family of simple [[content management systems]] that provide basic functionality in the form of user management and news item editing, and add in more functionality, such as calendars and forums, through the use of modules.
** [[OpenPHPNuke]]
** [[PHP-Nuke]]
** [[PostNuke]]
** [[CPG-Nuke]]
** [[DotNetNuke]]
** [[Mambo (software)]]
** [[Joomla]]

;Fiction
*[[Nuke (Marvel Comics)]], an American Flag faced comic book Marvel Comics character
*[[Nuke (Squadron Supreme)]], a superhero from Earth-712 in the fictional Marvel Universe
*Fictional drug in ''[[RoboCop 2]]''
*A [[portmonteau]] term (coming from "Noah" and "Luke") for the relationship between [[Luke Snyder and Noah Mayer]] on ''[[As the World Turns]]''

;Other
*Heating something in a [[microwave oven]] is sometimes referred to as "nuking" it
*Nucleoside/Nucleotide Reverse Transcriptase Inhibitors, better known as nucleoside analogues or *Nukes were the first group of available antiretroviral drugs to treat HIV in 1987

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