Ultra (disambiguation)
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Ultra- is a prefix from Latin that means "beyond."
Ultra may also refer to:
In politics:
- Ultra, the codename for cryptographic intelligence obtained from German signal traffic in World War II.
- Ultra-royalists, also known as the Ultras, reactionaries who desired a return to pre-Revolution France after Napoleon's defeat.
- Ultra (Malaysia), racial extremists in Malaysia.
- ULTRA (UK agency), the Unrelated Live Transplant Regulatory Authority, a defunct UK government regulatory body.
In sports:
- Ultras, organized and fervent supporters of a sports team.
- Ultra Motorsports, a NASCAR team that ran from 1995-2005.
- The Ultra, a former name for the PhilSports Complex in, Pasig City, Metro Manila, Philippines.
In technology:
- Sun Ultra series, a brand of computer workstations and servers sold by Sun Microsystems.
- ULTra, a personal rapid transit system currently under construction at London Heathrow airport.
- Ultra Products, an American computer parts manufacturer.
- Ultra Electronics, a British defence and aerospace company.
In fiction:
- Ultras (Revelation Space), a faction of humanity in the Revelation Space hard science fiction universe.
- Ultraman, a superhero featured in a Japanese live action television program of the same name.
- Ultraman (comics), a DC Comics supervillain and evil counterpart of Superman.
- Ultra (comics), a comic book miniseries from Image Comics dealing with the personal lives of superheroes.
- The name used for superheroes in Malibu Comics' Ultraverse.
In gaming:
- Ultra Games, a subsidiary of Konami of America created to publish video games for the (original) Nintendo game console.
- Ultra (newsletter), a newsletter for the Advanced Third Reich board wargame.
In music:
- Ultra Music Festival, an annual electronic music festival held in Miami, Florida.
- Ultra (album), a Depeche Mode album.
- Ultra (band), a rap duo.
- Ultra (boy band), a British boy band.
- "Ultra", a song by KMFDM.