Singleton

Template:Broad-concept article Template:Sister project Singleton may refer to:

Sciences, technology

Mathematics

• Singleton (mathematics), a set with exactly one element
• Singleton field, used in conformal field theory

Computing

• Singleton pattern, a design pattern that allows only one instance of a class to exist
• Singleton bound, used in coding theory
• Singleton variable, a variable that is referenced only once
• Singleton, a character encoded with one unit in variable-width encoding schemes for computer character sets
• Singleton, an empty tag or self-closing tag in XHTML or XML coding

Social science

• Singleton (global governance), a hypothetical world order with a single decision-making agency
• Singleton, a consonant that is not a geminate in linguistics
• Singleton, a person that is not a twin or other multiple birth

People

• Singleton (surname), for a partial list of people with the surname "Singleton"

Places

United Kingdom

• Singleton, Lancashire, England
• Singleton, West Sussex, England
• Singleton, Kent, England
• Singleton Park, Swansea, Wales
  • Singleton Abbey
  • Singleton Hospital

Australia

• Singleton, New South Wales
• Singleton Council, New South Wales
• Singleton, Western Australia

Other uses

• Singleton (lifestyle), a self-description of individuals without romantic partners, particularly applied to women in their thirties introduced in the novel and film Bridget Jones's Diary
• The Singleton (film), a 2015 British drama film
• "Singleton" (short story), a short story by Greg Egan
• Singleton (cards), a single card in a suit
• The Singleton, a whisky made by Diageo
• Catawba (grape) or Singleton