Raptor

Raptor can refer to:

In science

A bird of prey that uses its talons to catch and kill its prey
Informal name for species in the velociraptor genus of dinosaurs, or members of the family Dromaeosauridae in general

In the South African military

Denel Raptor, a series of South African Air Force precision guided glide weapons.

In the US 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 airplane

In 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 FEC Technology
Raptor, the name of early versions of the Gecko Layout Engine
Raptor, a LOX/LH2 powered rocket upper stage being developed by SpaceX

In 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

In sports and entertainment

Toronto Raptors, the only NBA basketball team in Canada. The name Raptors referring to Dromaeosauridae.
Ogden Raptors, an American professional baseball team playing in the Pioneer League
Randers Raptors, a Danish floorball team
Raptor (roller coaster), a roller coaster at the Cedar Point amusement park in Sandusky, Ohio
Raptor convention, a contract bridge convention
Raptor, an electric guitar produced by Peavey Guitars
Rutgers-Camden University Scarlet Raptors

In 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, a fictional character from G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero
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
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

Translation

The word "Raptor" occurs as such in the following languages: English, German, French, Italian, Hungarian, Dutch, Simple English, Finnish, Swedish.

Translation(s) in other languages: Korean: 랩터, Japanese: ラプター.