Commodore

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Commodore may refer to:

People

• Cornelius Vanderbilt (1794–1877), American entrepreneur, was known as "The Commodore"
• Mike Commodore, a defenceman for the Ottawa Senators

In computers:

• Commodore International, a computer company, also known as Commodore Business Machines
  • Commodore PET, Commodore VIC-20, Commodore 64, Commodore 128, Amiga
  • Commodore Semiconductor Group, also known as MOS Technology, Inc.
  • Commodore Gaming, a more recent rebirth of Commodore International that manufactures gaming-oriented PCs
  • Commodore International Corporation, a Netherlands-based company that bought all the global rights, patents and assets to the Commodore brand in 2005

In ranks:

• Commodore (rank), a naval rank
  • Commodore (RN), in the Royal Navy
  • Commodore (USN), in the United States Navy
• Air Commodore, a rank in the Royal Air Force and other Commonwealth air forces
• Commodore (Star Trek), a fictional Starfleet rank in Star Trek
• Commodore (yacht club), an officer of a yacht club
• Commodore (Sea Scouts), a position in the Boy Scouts of America's Sea Scout program

In places:

• Commodore, Pennsylvania, an unincorporated village in the United States

In transportation:

• Hudson Commodore, an automobile produced from the 1940s-1950s by Hudson Motor Car Company
• Holden Commodore, an automobile produced by the Holden division of General Motors in Australia
• Opel Commodore, an intermediate-sized car from Opel of Germany
• Consolidated Aircraft Commodore, a flying boat used for passenger travel in the 1930s

In entertainment:

• The Commodore, a Horatio Hornblower novel by C. S. Forester
• The Commodore (book), a novel in the Aubrey–Maturin series by Patrick O'Brian
• Commodore Ballroom, a nightclub and music venue in Vancouver, British Columbia
• Commodore Records, a jazz and swing music record label
• The Commodores, a soul/funk band in the 1970s

In sports:

• The nickname and mascot of Vanderbilt University intercollegiate athletics teams