Raptor

Raptor or RAPTOR may refer to:

Animals
The word "raptor" refers to several groups of avian and non-avian dinosaurs which primarily capture and subdue/kill prey with their talons.


 * Raptor (bird) or bird of prey, a bird that primarily hunts and feeds on vertebrates
 * Raptor- or -raptor, a taxonomic affix used in to describe dromeosaurs or similar animals
 * Dromaeosauridae, a family of dinosaurs including Velociraptor, informally known as raptors

Film and television

 * Raptor (film), a 2001 film
 * Raptor, a fictional spacecraft in Battlestar Galactica

Gaming

 * Raptor: Call of the Shadows, a 1994 video game
 * Raptor heavy fighter, a fictional craft in the Wing Commander game
 * Lord Raptor, a Darkstalkers character

In print

 * Raptor (novel), a 1993 novel by Gary Jennings
 * Raptor (Gary Wilton, Jr.), a Marvel Comics character
 * Raptor (Damon Ryder), a Marvel Comics character
 * Raptor (Brenda Drago), a Marvel Comics character

Roller coasters

 * Raptor (Fantasilandia), a roller coaster in Santiago, Chile
 * Raptor (Gardaland), a roller coaster in Lake Garda, Italy
 * Raptor (Cedar Point), a roller coaster in Sandusky, Ohio, U.S.

Other arts and entertainment

 * Raptor (Thai duo), a music group
 * Rex Raptor, a Yu-Gi-Oh! character

Computers and programming

 * Raptor (programming language), a graphical authoring tool
 * Raptor (robot), a South Korean bipedal robot
 * RAPTOR (software), protein threading software
 * Western Digital Raptor, hard disk drives
 * Raptor code, error correction code
 * Gecko (software) or Raptor
 * Raptor RDF, from the Redland RDF Application Framework
 * Raptor Computing Systems/Raptor Engineering, a company which sells computers with POWER9 processors

Military

 * Lockheed Martin F-22 Raptor, a United States Air Force stealth fighter aircraft
 * HSM-71 or the Raptors, a U.S. Navy helicopter squadron
 * VMMT-204 or the Raptors, a U.S. Marine Corps Osprey training squadron
 * Raptor-class patrol boat, a series of Russian high-speed coastal patrol boats
 * RAPTOR (Reconnaissance Airborne Pod Tornado), a British Royal Air Force reconnaissance pod

Sport

 * Toronto Raptors, a Canadian basketball team in the NBA
 * Raptors 905, a Canadian basketball team in the G-League; minor league affiliate of the Toronto Raptors
 * American Raptors, a rugby union team based in Glendale Colorado
 * Bangalore Raptors, an Indian tennis team
 * Bengaluru Raptors, an Indian badminton team
 * Dunkin' Raptors, a Thai basketball team
 * Everett Raptors, an American indoor football team
 * Iowa Raptors FC, an American soccer team
 * Lancashire Raptors, a British ice hockey team
 * Raptors de Naucalpan, a Mexican American football team
 * Ogden Raptors, an American baseball team
 * Rockford Raptors, an American soccer team
 * Rock River Raptors, an American indoor football team
 * Raptor, a downhill Birds of Prey ski course in Colorado, U.S.

Air

 * Aviate Raptor, a South African trike
 * Independence Raptor, a German paraglider
 * Raptor Aircraft Raptor, an American light aircraft kit
 * Skif Raptor, a Ukrainian paraglider

Land

 * Ford Raptor, a line of pickup trucks
 * Yamaha Raptor 660, an all-terrain vehicle
 * Zagato Raptor, a concept car design
 * Raptor, motorcycles by Cagiva

Sea

 * Raptor, a car ferry class used by Red Funnel

Space

 * SpaceX Raptor, a rocket engine

Other uses

 * Raptor, a series of Peavey guitars


 * Raptor (G.I. Joe), an action figure


 * Raptor convention, a convention in contract bridge
 * Raptor Group, a private investing company founded by James Pallotta


 * RPTOR, also known as raptor, a regulatory-associated protein


 * Strike Force Raptor, a group within New South Wales Police Force targeting organised crime groups