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A skeleton is a biological system providing support in a living organism.

Skeleton may also mean:

• Human skeleton, human anatomy
• Skeleton (category theory), in mathematics, every category has a skeleton in which no two distinct objects are isomorphic
• n-skeleton, the subcomplex of a simplicial complex or CW complex consisting of all faces of or below a certain dimension
• Skeleton (computer science), a style of parallel programming based on simple high-level patterns
• Skeletal formula, in chemistry, a shorthand graphical representation of the structure of organic chemicals.
• Skeleton (undead), in fantasy, an undead, animated skeleton.
• Skeleton (Videogame), A homebrew game for the Atari 2600. Has an updated version called Skeleton+.
• Skeleton (sport) (or tobogganing), an Olympic winter sport
• The Skeleton, a 1963 Stop motion B movie
• Skeletons (movie), a film by David Decoteau
• Skeletons (band), a New York-based indie rock group also known as "Skeletons and the Girl-Faced Boys" and "Skeletons and the Kings of All Cities"
• Skeletal animation, a computer technique used to animate 3D characters
• Skeleton key, a type of key (lock)
• Topological skeleton, a digital image processing technique used to detect objects and regions within images
• Class skeleton, an outline of a class used in software engineering
• "Skeletons", a 1987 song by Stevie Wonder
• "Skeleton", a song by Bloc Party from their 2004 EP Little Thoughts
• "The Skeleton", a song by Quasi from their 1999 album Field Studies
• Skeletons (wednesday 13), an album from Wednesday 13

See also

• Exoskeleton, an exterior skeleton
• Endoskeleton, an interior skeleton

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