What is "elmo"

of St. Elmo's Fire (for which see saint (n.)); probably from Greek elene "torch," via an apocryphal saint (Bishop of Formiae in Italy, who died c.304 and was invoked in the Mediterranean by sailors during storms).

Elmo is a Muppet character on the children's television show Sesame Street. He is a furry red monster with a falsetto voice, who hosts the last full fifteen-minute segment on Sesame Street, " Elmo's World", which is aimed at toddlers. He was most often puppeteered by Kevin Clash. Following Clash's resignation in late 2012, he has been puppeteered by Ryan Dillon.

Elmo is a Muppet character on the children's television show Sesame Street.

Elmo may also refer to:

ELMO (Engulfment and Cell Motility) is a family of related proteins (~82 kDa) involved in intracellular signalling networks. These proteins have no intrinsic catalytic activity and instead function as adaptors which can regulate the activity of other proteins through their ability to mediate protein-protein interactions.

This family contains three paralogous isoforms:

• ELMO1
• ELMO2
• ELMO3

Elmo is a Japanese electronics and optics company that produces CCTV equipment (including CCD cameras), projectors, and other presentation devices. They are also well known for their series of high-end Super 8mm projectors during the 1970s.

Elmo is a given name representing the abbreviated form of Guglielmo, the Italian equivalent of Spanish Guillermo, French Guillaume, English William, and German Wilhelm.