Tor (disambiguation)
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Tor may refer to:
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[edit] Biology
- TOR (gene), or Target Of Rapamycin, a protein kinase
- Tor, a genus of mahseers; a group of Asian game fishes
[edit] Geography
- Tor (geography), a type of rock outcrop formed by weathering
- TOR, an abbreviation for Toronto
- The former name of the city Sloviansk, Ukraine
- El-Tor, a port on the Sinai Peninsula in Egypt
- Tor, Spain, a small village in the Catalan part of the Pyrenees, close to Andorra
- TOR, an FAA identifier for Torrington Municipal Airport
[edit] Mythology
[edit] Popular culture
- Tor (comic book), by Joe Kubert
- Tor Books, a publishing company specialising in fantasy and science fiction
- Tor, the name of a fictional robot featured in the science fiction film Santa Claus Conquers the Martians
- Tor, the name of a character in the books, The Hero and the Crown and the The Blue Sword by Robin McKinley
- Tor, the alter ego of the eponymous main character, in the animated television series Mighty Mightor
- Tor the Shuttlezord, in the television series Mighty Morphin Power Rangers
[edit] Sports
- Toronto Raptors (Abbreviation: TOR)
- Toronto Maple Leafs (Abbreviation: TOR)
- Toronto Blue Jays (Abbreviation: TOR)
[edit] Technology
- Telex Over Radio, a.k.a. radio-telex or NBDP (Narrow-Band Direct Printing), part of GMDSS.
- Tor (anonymity network), a software package sponsored by the Electronic Frontier Foundation that enables its users to access websites and other internet services anonymously
- Tor, the Russian name of a surface-to-air missile system, whose NATO designation is SA-15 Gauntlet.
- Terms of reference a document which describes the purpose and structure of a project used frequently in project management
[edit] Other uses
- A tribe of the Pashtun people
- Tor functor, a derived functor of the tensor product in mathematics
- Tor Johnson (1903–1971), a Swedish-born professional wrestler and actor who gained cult fame by appearing in B-movies
- TOR, an abbreviation for Tornado or tornado warning
- TOR or ToR. an abbreviation for the Tournament of Roses Parade
- Transport of Rockland, a transit operator in Rockland County, New York
- Tales of Rebirth
- Tor Missile System, a Russian air defence system
- Tor (rifle), a Polish anti-materiel rifle
- Transcript of Records