In science:
Bird of prey, also known as a raptor, a type of bird often characterized by a hooked beak, sharp talons, and keen eyesight.
An informal term to refer to certain dinosaurs, most notably the Dromaeosauridae, including the Velociraptor, Deinonychus, Utahraptor and some other theropods such as the Oviraptor and the Gigantoraptor
some primitive birds, such as the Shenzhouraptor
In the South African military:
Raptor weapon, 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:
Cagiva Raptor, a motorbike
Raptor FEC Technology
Roboraptor, a robotic dinosaur
RAPTOR reconnaissance pod carried by RAF Tornados
WD Raptor, a high-performance hard disk drive from Western Digital
Raptor 660, an ATV 4-wheel motorcycle produced by Yamaha
Raptor, an R/C Helicopter manufactured by Thunder Tiger
Raptor, the name of early versions of the Gecko Layout Engine
Raptor, an RDF parser and serializer from the Redland RDF Application Framework
In sports and entertainment:
Toronto Raptors, the Canadian NBA basketball team
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
In fiction:
Raptor heavy fighter, a starfighter in the Wing Commander universe
Raptor: Call of the Shadows, a computer game
Raptor, a fictional character from G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero
Raptor (comics), a Marvel Comics superhero from the MC2 universe
Raptor (Marvel Comics)
Raptor (Battlestar Galactica), a military spacecraft in the Battlestar Galactica universe
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, a member of a group of genetically engineered commandos from Earth's future in the comic book story XTNCT
Raptor, a 2001 made-for-television horror film
