Raptor

Raptor may refer to:

Biology

• A bird of prey
• Informal name for species in the Velociraptor genus of dinosaurs, or members of the family Dromaeosauridae in general
• Acronym for the adapter protein regulatory-associated protein of mTOR

The U.S. military

• VMMT-204, the MV-22 Osprey training squadron of the United States Marine Corps known by the nickname "The Raptors"
• F-22 Raptor, a United States Air Force stealth fighter aircraft

Technology

• WD Raptor, a high-performance hard disk drive from Western Digital
• RAPTOR (software) provides 3D protein structure prediction for drug discovery researchers
• Raptor, an RDF parser and serializer from the Redland RDF Application Framework
• Raptor code, a rateless erasure code with linear-time encoding and decoding
• Raptor, the name of early versions of the Gecko Layout Engine
• Raptor (rocket stage), a LOX/LH2 powered rocket upper stage being developed by SpaceX
• Raptor Technologies, Inc., a Houston, Texas based Enron spin-off now enlisting the assistance of public school employees to collect and store parents' vital information, photographs, and signatures.
• Raptor (software) a modern build system for Symbian code, running on both Windows and Linux.

Vehicles

• Cagiva Raptor, a motorbike
• Roboraptor, a robotic dinosaur
• RAPTOR reconnaissance pod carried by RAF Tornados
• Raptor 660, an ATV 4-wheel motorcycle produced by Yamaha
• Raptor, an R/C Helicopter manufactured by Thunder Tiger
• 2010 F-150 SVT Raptor, a special, high-powered pickup truck designed by Ford Motor Company's Special Vehicles Team to compete in the Baja 1000 off-road race
• Raptor Class, a design of car ferry used by Red Funnel to cross the Solent

Sports and entertainment

• Toronto Raptors, the NBA basketball team
• Ogden Raptors, an American professional baseball team playing in the Pioneer League
• Raptor (Cedar Point), a roller coaster at the Cedar Point amusement park in Sandusky, Ohio
• Raptor (Gardaland), a roller coaster at the Gardaland amusement park in Italy
• Raptor convention, a contract bridge convention
• Raptor, an electric guitar produced by Peavey Guitars
• Scarlet Raptors, the team name for athletics at Rutgers University-Camden

Fiction

• Raptor (Battlestar Galactica), a military spacecraft in the Battlestar Galactica universe
• Raptor (comics), a Marvel Comics superhero from the MC2 universe
• Raptor, a 2001 made-for-television horror film
• Raptor (Marvel Comics), alter-ego of Gary Wilton Jr. and a Marvel Comics superhero
• Raptor: Call of the Shadows, a computer game
• Raptor heavy fighter, a starfighter in the Wing Commander universe
• Raptors, a chapter of the Space Marines in Warhammer 40,000 universe
• Lord Raptor, a character from the Darkstalkers series of fighting games

• Raptor, a fictional nickname for a dinosaur resembling a Velociraptor in the Jurassic Park book and film series, or, more generally, for a dromeosaurid (not used scientifically)
• Raptor (G.I. Joe), a fictional villain in the G.I. Joe universe, member of Cobra
• Raptor, one of the Unreal Tournament 2004 Vehicles (and 2007) as well as a vehicle in Unreal II eXpanded MultiPlayer
• Raptor (novel) written by Gary Jennings
• Raptor, the most common type of enemy Orbital Frame in the Zone of the Enders video game series
• Raptor, a member of a group of genetically engineered commandos from Earth's future in the comic book story XTNCT
• Raptor, a Gria Job from Final Fantasy Tactics A2: Grimoire of the Rift

See also

• Raptus (the Latin word for "seizure"), and the many related concepts in crime, medicine, and religion
• Raptio, the abduction of women for marriage or sexual slavery