Accelerator

Accelerator may refer to:

In computing

 * Download accelerator, or download manager, software dedicated to downloading
 * Hardware acceleration, the use of dedicated hardware to perform functions faster than a CPU
 * Graphics processing unit or graphics accelerator, a dedicated graphics-rendering device
 * Accelerator (library), a library that allows the coding of programs for a graphics processing unit
 * Cryptographic accelerator, performs decrypting/encrypting
 * Web accelerator, a proxy server that speeds web-site access
 * Accelerator (Internet Explorer), a form of selection-based search
 * Accelerator table, specifies keyboard shortcuts for commands
 * Apple II accelerators, hardware devices designed to speed up an Apple II computer
 * PHP accelerator, speeds up software applications written in the PHP programming language
 * SAP BI Accelerator, speeds up online analytical processing queries
 * SSL/TLS accelerator, offloads public-key encryption algorithms to a hardware accelerator
 * TCP accelerator, or TCP Offload Engine, offloads processing of the TCP/IP stack to a network controller
 * Keyboard shortcut, a set of key presses that invoke a software or operating system operation


 * Accelerator or AFU (Accelerator Function Unit): a component of IBM's Coherent Accelerator Processor Interface (CAPI)

In physics and chemistry

 * Accelerator (chemistry), a substance that increases the rate of a chemical reaction
 * Araldite accelerator 062, or Dimethylbenzylamine, an organic compound
 * Cement accelerator, an admixture that speeds the cure time of concrete
 * Particle accelerator, a device which uses electric and/or magnetic fields to propel charged particles to high speeds
 * Accelerator-driven system (ADS), a nuclear reactor coupled to a particle accelerator
 * Accelerator mass spectrometry (AMS), a form of mass spectrometry
 * Tanning accelerator, chemicals that increase the effect of ultraviolet radiation on human skin
 * Vulcanizing accelerators, chemical agents to speed the vulcanization of rubber

Firearms

 * .22 Accelerator or Remington Accelerator, a type of .224 caliber bullet
 * Electricothermal accelerator, a weapon that uses a plasma discharge to accelerate its projectile
 * Magnetic accelerator gun, a weapon that converts magnetic energy into kinetic energy for a projectile
 * Ram accelerator, a device for accelerating projectiles using ramjet or scramjet combustion
 * Produce accelerators, cannons which use air pressure or combustion to launch large projectiles at low speed

Other technologies

 * Accelerator, gas pedal or throttle, a foot pedal that controls the engine speed of an automobile
 * Accelerator Coaster, a roller coaster that uses hydraulic acceleration

In entertainment

 * The Accelerators, US rock band
 * Accelerator (Royal Trux album), their seventh studio album, released in 1998
 * Accelerator (The Future Sound of London album), released in 1992
 * "Accelerator", a 1993 single by Gumball
 * "Accelerator", a song by band The O.A.O.T.'s, on their album Typical
 * "Accelerator", a song by the band Primal Scream from their album XTRMNTR
 * XLR8R (pronounced "accelerator"), a magazine and website that covers music, culture, style, and technology
 * Accelerator (To Aru Majutsu No Index), one of the main characters in the anime series Toaru Majutsu no Index
 * Accelerator (Universal Studios Singapore), a whirling twirling ride that spins guests around
 * PC Accelerator, a personal computer game magazine
 * The Accelerators (comics), a comic book created by Ronnie Porto and Gavin Smith

Other uses

 * Accelerator pedal or gas pedal
 * Seed- or startup-accelerator, an organization that offers advice and resources to help small businesses grow
 * Accelerator effect, economic stimulus to private fixed investment due to growth in aggregate demand
 * Saskatoon Accelerators, a professional soccer team based in Saskatoon, Canada
 * Accelerationism, critical and social theory