Singleton

Singleton may refer to:

Science and technology

• Singleton (mathematics), a set with exactly one element
• Singleton field, used in conformal field theory
• Catawba (grape) or Singleton
• Singleton, a person that is not a twin or other multiple birth

Computing

• Singleton pattern, a design pattern used in object-oriented programming to permit no more than one instance of a class
• Singleton bound, used in coding theory
• Singleton variable, a variable in computer programming that is referred to 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

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, Western Australia

People with the surname Singleton

• Al Singleton (born 1975), American football linebacker
• Alvin Singleton (born 1940), American composer
• Antron Singleton, known as Big Lurch (born 1976), American rapper and cannibal
• Benjamin "Pap" Singleton (1809–1892), African American separatist leader
• Billy Singleton (born 1968), British basketball player
• C. T. Singleton, Jr., (1905–1977), American admiral
• Charles Laverne Singleton (1959–2004), executed inmate
• Charles Singleton (songwriter) (1913–1985), American songwriter
• Charles S. Singleton (1909–1985), American critic of literature
• Chris Singleton (musician) (born 1977), Irish musician
• Chris Singleton (American football) (born 1967), American football player
• Chris Singleton (baseball) (born 1972), American baseball player
• Dave Singleton, American writer
• Frederick W. Singleton (1858–1941), New York assemblyman
• George Singleton, (born 1958), American writer
• Henry Earl Singleton (1916–1999), co-founder of Teledyne
• IronE Singleton (born 1975), American actor
• James Singleton (basketball) (born 1981), American professional basketball player
• Jim Singleton (born 1931), New Orleans politician
• John Singleton (born 1968), American film director, producer, and screenwriter
• John Singleton (Australian entrepreneur) (born 1942) Australian entrepreneur
• Jon Singleton (born 1991) American baseball player
• Ken Singleton (born 1947), sports commentator, former professional baseball player
• Kenneth Singleton (born 1951), American economist
• Lawrence Singleton (1927–2001), American criminal
• Michael Singleton (1913–2002), English cricketer
• Mike Singleton (born 1951), British programmer
• Penny Singleton (1908–2003), American actress
• Roger Singleton-Turner, British television director
• Sandy Singleton (1914–1999), English cricketer
• Valerie Singleton (born 1937), British television and radio presenter
• Walter K. Singleton (1944–1967), Medal of Honor recipient
• William Dean Singleton (born 1951), founder and CEO of MediaNews Group
• Zutty Singleton (1898–1975), American jazz drummer

Other uses

• Singleton (global governance), a hypothetical world order with a single decision-making agency
• 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
• "Singleton", a short story by Greg Egan
• Singleton, a single card in a suit, as part of a hand in contract bridge
• Singleton, a consonant that is not a geminate in linguistics