Nuke is most commonly used as a slang term for a

nuclear weapon A nuclear weapon is an explosive device that derives its destructive force from nuclear reactions, either fission (fission bomb) or a combination of fission and fusion reactions ( thermonuclear bomb), producing a nuclear explosion. Both bom ...

, or the act of detonating/setting one off. Nuke may also refer to:

Computing

Nuke (software) Nuke is a node-based digital compositing and visual effects application first developed by Digital Domain, and used for television and film post-production. Nuke is available for Microsoft Windows 7, OS X 10.9, Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5, and ...

, a node-based compositor * Nuke (video games), a type of damaging attack that is most commonly used in role-playing, or fighting games. *

Nuke (warez) In the warez scene, to nuke is to label content as "bad", for reasons which might include unusable software, bad audiovisual quality, virus-infected content, deceptively labeled (fake) content or not following the rules. Duplicates and stolen ...

, a label to flag problems with a warez release *

Nuke (computer) In computing, a denial-of-service attack (DoS attack) is a cyber-attack in which the perpetrator seeks to make a machine or network resource unavailable to its intended users by temporarily or indefinitely disrupting services of a host connect ...

, a kind of denial-of-service attack

Fiction

Nuke (Marvel Comics) Nuke (Francis "Frank" Simpson) is a fictional supervillain appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. Created by writer Frank Miller and artist David Mazzucchelli, the character first appeared in ''Daredevil'' #232 (July 1986 ...

, a villain with the American flag tattooed on his face *

Nuke (Squadron Supreme) N'astirh N'Garai N'Kantu, the Living Mummy Naga Nahrees Namor the Sub-Mariner Namora Namorita Native Nebula Network Sarah Vale Sarah Vale''New X-Men: Academy X Yearbook Special'' #1 (June 2005) is a fictional character, a tech ...

, a superhero * "Nuke" LaLoosh, a character in the film ''Bull Durham'' * Nuke, a narcotic in the film ''RoboCop 2'' *

Luke Snyder and Noah Mayer Luke Snyder and Noah Mayer are fictional characters and a supercouple from the American CBS daytime drama ''As the World Turns''. Luke was portrayed by Van Hansis, and Noah was portrayed by Jake Silbermann. On Internet message boards, the coup ...

, a super couple from the television series ''As the World Turns''

Other uses

* Nuke, slang meaning to cook something using a microwave oven.

Computing

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