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 KIAA1303 (regulatory-associated protein of mTOR)

In the military

• Lockheed Martin F-22 Raptor, a United States Air Force stealth fighter aircraft
• HSM-71, a U.S. Navy SH-60R Squadron, known by the nickname "The Raptors"
• VMMT-204, the MV-22 Osprey training squadron of the United States Marine Corps, known by the nickname "The Raptors"
• RAPTOR reconnaissance pod, carried by the RAF Tornado aircraft

Computers and programming

• WD Raptor, a high-performance hard disk drive from Western Digital
• RAPTOR (software), which provides 3D protein structure prediction for drug discovery researchers
• Raptor, an RDF parser and serializer from the Redland RDF Application Framework
• Raptor, FlowChart Editor
• Raptor, the name of early versions of the Gecko (layout engine)

Vehicles and engines

• Cagiva Raptor, a motorbike
• Raptor 660, an ATV 4-wheel motorcycle produced by Yamaha
• Raptor, an R/C helicopter manufactured by Thunder Tiger
• 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
• Raptor (rocket engine), a methane/LOX powered rocket engine being developed by SpaceX

Sports

• Toronto Raptors, the NBA basketball team
• Ogden Raptors, an American professional baseball team in the Pioneer League

Entertainment

• Raptor (Cedar Point), an inverted roller coaster at Cedar Point amusement park in Sandusky, Ohio
• Raptor (Gardaland), a wing roller coaster at Gardaland amusement park in Italy
• Raptor convention, a contract bridge convention
• Raptor: Call of the Shadows, a vertical scrolling shoot 'em up video game
• Raptor (band), a Thai pop duo consisting of two boys, Joni Anwar and Louis Scott
• Raptor, an electric guitar produced by Peavey Guitars

Fiction

• Raptor (Battlestar Galactica), a military spacecraft in the Battlestar Galactica universe
• Raptor (film), a 2001 made-for-television horror film
• 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, 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 (comics)