Atlas (disambiguation)

An atlas is a collection of maps.

Atlas may also refer to:

Mythology

• Atlas (mythology), a deity who held up the celestial sphere
• Atlas of Mauretania, a king skilled in astronomy
• Atlas, a son of Poseidon

Computing

• Atlas (computer), an early supercomputer, built in the 1960s
• ATLAS Transformation Language
• Atlas.ti, a qualitative analysis program
• Texture atlas
• Abbreviated Test Language for All Systems, a MILSPEC language for avionics equipment testing
• Automatically Tuned Linear Algebra Software
• UNIVAC 1101, an early American computer, built in the 1950s
• ASP.NET AJAX, a set of ASP.NET extensions
• Atlas, a computer used at the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory in 2006

Entertainment

Music

• Atlas (band)
• Atlas (Kinky album)
• Atlas (Parkway Drive album)
• "Atlas", a song by Battles on the album Mirrored

Video games

• The Atlas (video game)
• Atlas Games, a game publisher
• Atlas Terrain Engine, part of a game engine

Literature and publishing

• Atlas (DC Comics)
• Atlas (Drawn and Quarterly), a comic book series by Dylan Horrocks
• Atlas (magazine)
• The Atlas (novel), by William T. Vollmann
• Atlas Comics (1950s), a publisher
• Atlas/Seaboard Comics, a 1970s line of comics
• Atlas Press, a UK publisher
• Agents of Atlas, a Marvel Comics mini-series
• Atlas, a photography book by Gerhard Richter
• Atlas folio, a book size

Fictional characters

• Erik Josten, aka Atlas, a Marvel Comics supervillain
• Atlas, an Astro Boy character
• Atlas, a BioShock character
• Atlas, a Portal 2 character
• Atlas, a PS 238 character
• Atlas, a Teen Titans character

Sport

• Club Atlas, a Mexican professional football club
• Club Atlético Atlas, an Argentine amateur football club

Other entertainment

• Atlas (film)
• Atlas Media Corp., a non-fiction entertainment company
• RTV Atlas, a broadcaster in Montenegro
• Advanced Technology Leisure Application Simulator, a hydraulic motion simulator used in theme parks
• Atlas, a BattleMech in the BattleTech universe

Geography

• Atlas, California
• Atlas, Illinois
• Atlas, West Virginia
• Atlas, Wisconsin
• Atlas District, an area in Washington, D.C.
• Atlas Mountains, a set of mountain ranges in Africa
• Atlas Township, Michigan
• Atlas Peak AVA, a California wine region

Outer space

• Atlas (crater)
• Atlas (moon), a moon of Saturn
• Atlas (rocket family)
• Atlas (star)
• Advanced Technology Large-Aperture Space Telescope
• Asteroid Terrestrial-impact Last Alert System

Physics

• ATLAS experiment, a particle detector for the Large Hadron Collider at CERN
• Argonne Tandem Linear Accelerator System, a linear accelerator at the Argonne National Laboratory
• Atomic-terrace low-angle shadowing, a nanofabrication technique

Plants and animals

• A book about flora and/or fauna of a region, such as atlases of the flora and fauna of Britain and Ireland
• Atlas bear
• Atlas beetle
• Atlas Cedar
• Atlas Pied Flycatcher, a bird
• Atlas moth
• Atlas Turtle

Transport

Aviation

• Atlas Air, an American cargo airline
• Atlas Aircraft, a 1940s aircraft manufacturer
• Atlas Aircraft Corporation, a South African military aircraft manufacturer
• Atlas Aviation, an aircraft maintenance firm
• Atlas Blue, a Moroccan low-cost airline
• Airbus A400M Atlas, a military aircraft produced 2007–present
• Armstrong Whitworth Atlas, a British military aeroplane produced 1927–1933
• Birdman Atlas, an ultralight aircraft
• La Mouette Atlas, a French hang glider design
• Atlasjet, a Turkish airline
• HMLAT-303, U.S. Marine Corps helicopter training squadron

Trains

• Atlas Car and Manufacturing Company, a locomotive manufacturer
• Atlas Model Railroad
• Atlas, a 1863–1885 South Devon Railway Dido class locomotive
• Atlas, a 1927–1962 LMS Royal Scot Class locomotive

Ships and boats

• USS Atlas, the name of several U.S. Navy ships
• HMS Atlas, the name of several Royal Navy ships
• ST Atlas, a Swedish tugboat
• Atlas Werke, a German shipbuilder

Automotive

• Atlas (1951 automobile), a French mini-car
• Atlas (light trucks), a Greek motor vehicle manufacturer
• Atlas (Pittsburgh automobile), produced 1906-1907
• Atlas (Springfield automobile), produced 1907-1913
• Atlas Motor Buggy, an American highwheeler produced in 1909
• GM Atlas engine
• Nissan Atlas, a Japanese light truck
• Honda Atlas Cars Pakistan, a Pakistani car manufacturer
• Atlas, a British van by the Standard Motor Company produced 1958–1962
• Atlas Drop Forge Company, a parts subsidiary of REO Motor Car Company

People

• Meir Atlas (1848–1926), Lithuanian rabbi
• Charles Atlas (1892–1972), Italian-American bodybuilder
• Tony Atlas (born 1954), American wrestler and bodybuilder
• Teddy Atlas (born 1956), American boxing trainer and commentator
• Natacha Atlas (born 1964), Belgian singer
• James Atlas (born 1949), American writer, editor and publisher
• Atlas DaBone, American wrestler and football player

Other uses

• Atlas (anatomy), part of the spine
• Atlas (architecture)
• ATLAS (simulation), a Thai military system
• Atlas (topology), a set of charts
• Atlas Bank
• Atlas Consortium, a group of technology companies
• Atlas Corporation, an investment company
• Atlas Group, a Pakistani business group
• Atlas Economic Research Foundation
• Atlas Elektronik, a German naval/marine electronics and systems business
• ATLAS of Finite Groups, a group theory book
• Atlas-Imperial, an American diesel engine manufacturer
• Atlas languages
• Atlas Network, a network of European special police units
• Atlas Press (tool company)
• Atlas Telecom, a worldwide communications company
• Atlas Uranium Mill
• Atlas Van Lines, a moving company
• Dresser Atlas, a provider of oilfield and factory automation services
• STN Atlas, a German defence company
• Tele Atlas, a Dutch mapping company
• Western Atlas, an oilfield services company

See also

• All pages with titles containing "atlas"