# Raptor

Raptor(s) 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

## Arts and entertainment
### 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
* Raptor (DC Comics), various DC Comics characters

### 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

## Sporting teams
### United States

* American Raptors, a rugby union team based in Glendale, Colorado
* Everett Raptors, an American indoor football team
* Iowa Raptors FC, an American soccer team
* Ogden Raptors, an American baseball team
* Ridgefield Raptors, an American baseball team
* Rockford Raptors, an American soccer team
* Rock River Raptors, an American indoor football team

### Elsewhere

* Bangalore Raptors, an Indian tennis team
* Bengaluru Raptors, an Indian badminton team
* Dunkin' Raptors, a Thai basketball team
* Lancashire Raptors, a British ice hockey team
* Raptors de Naucalpan, a Mexican American football team
* 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

## Transportation
### Air

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

### 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, a downhill Birds of Prey ski course in Colorado, U.S.
* 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