Raptor
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Raptor can refer to:
in science:
- Bird of prey
- Dromaeosaurid or Velociraptor, dinosaurs
- in astronomy, the Rapid Telescope for Optical Response is an instrument to detect celestial optical transients automatically and autonomously follow-up on them before they fade away. [1]
in technology:
- F-22A Raptor fighter jet
- RAPTOR reconnaissance pod carried by RAF Tornados
- WD Raptor, a high-performance hard disk drive
- Raptor reliability analysis software produced by ARINC Engineering Services, LLC
- An ATV 4 wheel motorcycle produced by Yamaha
in sports and entertainment:
- Toronto Raptors, NBA team
- Raptor (roller coaster), at the Cedar Point amusement park in Sandusky, Ohio
in fiction:
- Raptor heavy fighter, a starfighter in the Wing Commander universe
- Raptor: Call of the Shadows, a computer game
- A fictional character from G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero
- Raptor (film), a horror film from the year 2001, a sequel to the Carnosaur movies
- Raptor (Battlestar Galactica), a spacewarcraft in the Battlestar Galactica universe
- The Raptor, one of the Unreal Tournament 2004 Vehicles(and 2007) as well as a vehicle in Unreal II eXpanded MultiPlayer