Raptor

Raptor can refer to:

In science:

• Raptor FEC Technology
• Raptor Diurnal birds of prey typically with a hooked beak, sharp talons, and keen eyesight. Most other uses derive from this
• Dromaeosauridae 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.

In the US military:

• The Raptors is the name for Marine Medium Tiltrotor Training Squadron 204 (VMMT-204), the MV-22 Osprey training squadron of the United States Marine Corps.
• F-22 Raptor is an American stealth fighter airplane of the USAF.

In technology:

• Raptor FEC Technology
• Roboraptor, a robotic dinosaur
• F-22 Raptor fighter jet
• RAPTOR reconnaissance pod carried by RAF Tornados
• WD Raptor, a high-performance hard disk drive from Western Digital
• Raptor reliability analysis software produced by ARINC Engineering Services, LLC
• An ATV 4 wheel motorcycle produced by Yamaha
• An R/C Helicopter manufactured by Thunder Tiger
• Name of the early versions of the Gecko Layout Engine

In sports and entertainment:

• Toronto Raptors, a Canadian NBA basketball team
• Ogden Raptors, American professional baseball team playing in the Pioneer League.
• Randers Raptors, a Danish floorball team.
• Raptor (roller coaster), at the Cedar Point amusement park in Sandusky, Ohio
• Raptor convention, a contract bridge convention

In fiction:

• Raptor heavy fighter, a starfighter in the Wing Commander universe
• Raptor: Call of the Shadows, a computer game
• Chaos raptors, the jump pack unit of the Chaos Space Marines of warhammer 40,000.
• A fictional character from G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero
• Raptor (comics), a Marvel Comics superhero from the MC2 universe
• Raptor (film), a horror film from the year 2001, a sequel to the Carnosaur movies
• Raptor (Battlestar Galactica), a military spacecraft 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
• Raptor, a novel written by Gary Jennings
• Lord Raptor, a character from the Darkstalkers series of fighting games.
• Raptor, the most common type of enemy Orbital Frame in the Zone of the Enders video game series.
• Raptor, member of a group of genetically engineered commandos from Earth's future in the comic book story XTNCT.

Other uses

• Electric Guitar producers Peavey sell a model called Raptor.