Cat (disambiguation)
Encyclopedia
Cat most commonly refers to the domestic cat, Felis catus, or Felis silvestris catus
Cat may also refer to:
Cat may also refer to:
Animals
- Any member of the FelidaeFelidaeFelidae is the biological family of the cats; a member of this family is called a felid. Felids are the strictest carnivores of the thirteen terrestrial families in the order Carnivora, although the three families of marine mammals comprising the superfamily pinnipedia are as carnivorous as the...
, the biological family of the cats, including tigers, pumas, and wildcats
Science and Technology
- CAT(k) spaceCAT(k) spaceIn mathematics, a CAT space is a specific type of metric space. Intuitively, triangles in a CAT space are "slimmer" than corresponding "model triangles" in a standard space of constant curvature k. In a CAT space, the curvature is bounded from above by k...
, a specific type of metric space - Cat, the category of small categoriesCategory of small categoriesIn mathematics, specifically in category theory, the category of small categories, denoted by Cat, is the category whose objects are all small categories and whose morphisms are functors between categories...
in category theory - cat (Unix)Cat (Unix)The cat command is a standard Unix program used to concatenate and display files. The name is from catenate, a synonym of concatenate.- Specification :...
, the concatenate program in the Unix operating system - .cat.cat.cat is a sponsored top-level domain intended to be used to highlight the Catalan language and culture. Its policy has been developed by ICANN and Fundació puntCAT...
, a top-level domain, applying to the whole Catalan-speaking community - The terminology used to refer to categories of Structured cablingStructured cablingStructured cabling is building or campus telecommunications cabling infrastructure that consists of a number of standardized smaller elements called subsystems.Structured cabling falls into six subsystems:...
, e.g.- "cat 5" for Category 5 cableCategory 5 cableCategory 5 cable is a twisted pair cable for carrying signals. This type of cable is used in structured cabling for computer networks such as Ethernet. It is also used to carry other signals such as telephony and video. The cable is commonly connected using punch down blocks and modular connectors...
- "cat 5" for Category 5 cable
People
Cat is also a nickname, usually but not always for the feminine first name Catherine or its variants. People with this name include:- Cat DeeleyCat DeeleyCatherine Elizabeth "Cat" Deeley is an English television presenter and model. Since 2006, Deeley has also been the host of So You Think You Can Dance in the United States, for which she received a nomination for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Host for a Reality or Reality-Competition...
(born 1976), English television presenter - Cat OstermanCat OstermanCatherine Leigh "Cat" Osterman , is an American athlete and was one of the pitchers on the USA Women's Softball Team which won the gold medal at the 2004 Summer Olympics and the silver medal in the 2008 Summer Olympics....
(born 1983), American softball player - Cat StevensCat StevensYusuf Islam , commonly known by his former stage name Cat Stevens, is an English singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, educator, philanthropist, and prominent convert to Islam....
(born 1948 as Steven Demetre Georgiou), British musician and philanthropist now known as Yusuf Islam - Cat WhitehillCat WhitehillCat Whitehill is an American soccer player. She plays as a defender for the Atlanta Beat of Women's Professional Soccer and the United States women's national soccer team, and formerly played on the Washington Freedom W-League team.She was born in Richmond, Virginia, but grew up in Birmingham,...
(born 1982), American soccer player - Cat CoraCat CoraCatherine "Cat" Cora is a Greek-American professional chef best known for her featured role as an "Iron Chef" on the Food Network television show Iron Chef America.-Early life:...
(born 1967 as Catherine Cora), American chef
Fictional characters
- Cat (Red Dwarf)Cat (Red Dwarf)The Cat is a character in the British science fiction sitcom Red Dwarf. He is played by Danny John-Jules.-Character development:According to Danny John-Jules, the character of Cat is based on a combination of Little Richard's look, James Brown's moves and Richard Pryor's facial...
, a character in the TV show Red Dwarf - Cat, Holly Golightly's cat in the movie Breakfast at Tiffany's
- Cat, a character on a Nickelodeon show VictoriousVictoriousVictorious is an American sitcom created by Dan Schneider for Nickelodeon. The series revolves around aspiring singer Tori Vega , a teenager who attends a performing arts high school called Hollywood Arts High School, after taking her older sister Trina's place in a showcase while getting into...
, played by Ariana Grande
Places
- Cat, common name for the Kingdom of Cait, a Pictish kingdom during the Dark Ages
- ÇatÇatÇat is a town and district of Erzurum Province in the Eastern Anatolia region of Turkey. The mayor is Şibli Saydın . The population is 4463 ....
, a town and district of Erzurum Province, Turkey - Çat DamÇat DamThe Çat Dam is an embankment dam on the Abdülharap River, located near Çelikhan in Adıyaman Province, Turkey. Constructed between 1985 and 2002, the development was backed by the Turkish State Hydraulic Works. The purpose of the dam is irrigation and it provides water for up to of land....
, a dam in Adıyaman Province, Turkey
Other uses
- Cat (zodiac)Cat (zodiac)The cat is the fourth animal symbol in the 12-year cycle of the Vietnamese zodiac, taking place of the rabbit in the Chinese zodiac. Cats are 'smooth talkers', talented and ambitious, and will succeed in studies. They are in conflict with the rat. A cat person has a supple mind and patient...
, a Vietnamese sign - Catalytic converterCatalytic converterA catalytic converter is a device used to convert toxic exhaust emissions from an internal combustion engine into non-toxic substances. Inside a catalytic converter, a catalyst stimulates a chemical reaction in which noxious byproducts of combustion are converted to less toxic substances by dint...
, colloquially named cat, a component of the exhaust system of a vehicle
Companies and organizations
- CAT Catalytic Center, a catalysis research center in Aachen, Germany
- Cambridge Antibody TechnologyCambridge Antibody TechnologyCambridge Antibody Technology was a biotechnology company headquartered in Cambridge, United Kingdom...
, a UK biotechnology company - Caterpillar Inc.Caterpillar Inc.Caterpillar Inc. , also known as "CAT", designs, manufactures, markets and sells machinery and engines and sells financial products and insurance to customers via a worldwide dealer network. Caterpillar is the world's largest manufacturer of construction and mining equipment, diesel and natural gas...
, a manufacturer of construction and mining equipment, turbines and engines - Centre for Alternative TechnologyCentre for Alternative TechnologyThe Centre for Alternative Technology is an eco-centre in Powys, mid-Wales, dedicated to demonstrating and teaching sustainable development. CAT, despite its name, no longer concentrates its efforts exclusively on alternative technology, but provides information on all aspects of sustainable living...
, an eco-centre in Powys, mid-Wales, UK
Sports
- Club Atlético Talleres, a sports club in Córdoba, Argentina
- Club Atlético TucumánClub Atlético TucumánClub Atlético Tucumán is a sports club from the city of San Miguel in Tucumán, Argentina. Its football team currently plays in the Primera B Nacional....
, a football club in Tucumán, Argentina
Transportation
- Canby Area TransitCanby Area TransitCanby Area Transit or simply CAT is a bus service that provides public transit in the US city of Canby, Oregon, and north to Oregon City. It is operated by the City of Canby, with a hub at the downtown Canby Transit Center....
, a public transit agency serving Canby, Oregon, USA and vicinity - Capital Area Transit (Harrisburg), a public transit agency serving the Harrisburg region, Pennsylvania, USA
- Capital Area Transit (Raleigh)Capital Area Transit (Raleigh)Raleigh CAT, or Capital Area Transit operates 43 public transit routes to serve the city of Raleigh, North Carolina.-Early days:Previous to the CAT system CP&L provided public transit to the city, starting in 1886 with mule-drawn vehicles and covering routes in of central Raleigh...
, a public transit agency serving the Raleigh region, North Carolina, USA - City Airport TrainCity Airport TrainThe City Airport Train connects the Vienna International Airport directly to the Wien Mitte railway station close to the Vienna city center daily from 5:38 am to 11:35 pm.- Basic facts :...
, a public transit agency serving between the city and the airport of Vienna, Austria - Chatham Area TransitChatham Area TransitChatham Area Transit is the provider of public transportation in the Savannah, Georgia metropolitan area. The county-owned service was founded in 1986 after the collapse of previous transit providers...
, a public transit agency serving the Savannah region, Georgia, USA - Civil Air TransportCivil Air TransportCivil Air Transport was a Chinese airline, later owned by the CIA, that supported United States covert operations throughout East and Southeast Asia...
, a Chinese airline established in 1946, later owned by the CIA, that stopped its operations in 1968 - Clear-air turbulenceClear-Air TurbulenceClear air turbulence is the turbulent movement of air masses in the absence of any visual cues such as clouds, and is caused when bodies of air moving at widely different speeds meet....
, a kind of turbulence that is potentially dangerous for air transport - Clemson Area TransitClemson Area TransitClemson Area Transit is the largest zero-fare bus line in the United States in terms of ridership. Known locally as CAT or the "CAT Bus", it is the most frequently used transit system in South Carolina. Areas with bus service include Clemson University, the City of Clemson, the County of...
, a public transit agency serving the Clemson region, South Carolina, USA - Perth Central Area TransitPerth Central Area TransitThe Perth Central Area Transit System , or simply CAT, is three bus routes in the centre of Perth, a bus route in Fremantle, and three bus routes in Joondalup. Also included is the Rockingham City Centre Transit System...
, a range of buses operating in the free public-transport region of the central city of Perth, Australia - A minibus agency in Camarillo, CaliforniaCamarillo, CaliforniaCamarillo is a city in Ventura County, California, United States. The population was 65,201 at the 2010 census, up from 57,084 at the 2000 census. The Ventura Freeway Camarillo is a city in Ventura County, California, United States. The population was 65,201 at the 2010 census, up from 57,084 at...
, operating one scheduled line and dial-a-ride services for the disabled
Science, medicine and technology
- CatadioptricCatadioptricA catadioptric optical system is one where refraction and reflection are combined in an optical system, usually via lenses and curved mirrors . Catadioptric combinations are used in focusing systems such as search lights, headlamps, early lighthouse focusing systems, optical telescopes,...
optical system, informally a cat, particularly in telescopes - CatalaseCatalaseCatalase is a common enzyme found in nearly all living organisms that are exposed to oxygen, where it catalyzes the decomposition of hydrogen peroxide to water and oxygen...
, an enzyme - Chloramphenicol acetyltransferaseChloramphenicol acetyltransferaseChloramphenicol acetyltransferase is a bacterial enzyme that detoxifies the antibiotic chloramphenicol and is responsible for chloramphenicol resistance in bacteria. This enzyme covalently attaches an acetyl group from acetyl-CoA to chloramphenicol, which prevents chloramphenicol from binding to...
, an enzyme - Computed axial tomography or CAT scan, a medical imaging X-ray technology
- Cherenkov Array at ThemisCherenkov Array at ThemisThe Cherenkov Array at Themis imager is an atmospheric Cherenkov imaging telescope for detection of high-energy gamma rays , sited in the French Pyrenees....
, an atmospheric Cherenkov imaging telescope dedicated to gamma-ray astronomy - Cognitive analytic therapyCognitive analytic therapyCognitive Analytic Therapy is a form of psychological therapy initially developed in the United Kingdom by Anthony Ryle. This time-limited therapy was developed in the context of the UK's National Health Service with the aim of providing effective and affordable psychological treatment which could...
, a psychological therapy
Other
- Canadian Army TrophyCanadian Army TrophyThe Canadian Army Trophy was a tank gunnery competition established to foster excellence, camaraderie and competition among the armoured forces of the NATO countries in Western Europe....
, a NATO tank gunnery competition - Cap and trade, economic incentives for achieving reductions in the emissions of pollutants
- CAT (magazine)CAT (magazine)CAT is an international simulation and training publication produced bi-monthly in the UK by Halldale Media. CAT was first published in 1990, and has provided continuous, international coverage ever since with its world-wide team of journalists.Halldale Media also publish CAT's sister publication...
, an international civil simulation and training journal - Central Africa TimeCentral Africa TimeCentral Africa Time, or CAT, is a time zone used in central and southern Africa. The zone is two hours ahead of UTC , which is the same as the adjacent South Africa Standard Time and also the same as Eastern European Time....
, a time zone used in central and southern Africa - Certified Accounting TechnicianCertified Accounting TechnicianThe Certified Accounting Technician UK qualification is offered by the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants . Upon completion of the exams and required practical work experience the CAT graduate will be able to apply to use the letters CAT after his or her name...
, a qualification recognized in the UK - Coital alignment techniqueCoital alignment techniqueThe coital alignment technique sex position is a variant of the missionary position designed to maximize clitoral stimulation during coitus. This is achieved by combining the "riding high" variation of the missionary position with pressure-counterpressure movements performed by each partner in...
, a sexual position designed to maximize clitoral stimulation - Common Admission TestCommon Admission TestThe Common Admission Test is a Computer Based Test in Quantitative Ability, Data Interpretation, Verbal Ability and Logical Reasoning. The Indian Institutes of Management use the test as an important component in selecting students for the business administration programs. The test is conducted...
, an entrance exam conducted by the Indian Institutes of Management - Competition Appeal TribunalCompetition Appeal TribunalThe Competition Appeal Tribunal of the United Kingdom was created by Section 12 and Schedule 2 to the Enterprise Act 2002 which came into force on 1 April 2003.-Functions:The current functions of the CAT are:...
, a law in the United Kingdom - Computerized adaptive testing, a method for administering tests
- Computer-assisted translationComputer-assisted translationComputer-assisted translation, computer-aided translation, or CAT is a form of translation wherein a human translator translates texts using computer software designed to support and facilitate the translation process....
or computer-aided translation - Confidential Assassination TroopConfidential Assassination TroopConfidential Assassination Troop is a Hong Kong-originated manhua series, created by Fung Chin Pang. Its been published in Hong Kong, Taiwan, Italy, France and Russia.-Plot summary:The third World War is nearing...
, a manhua series created by Fung Chin Pang - United Nations Convention Against TortureUnited Nations Convention Against TortureThe United Nations Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment is an international human rights instrument, under the review of the United Nations, that aims to prevent torture around the world....
, a human rights instrument - Counter Assault Team, a unit within the United States Secret Service
See also
- The Cat (disambiguation)
- Cats (disambiguation)Cats (disambiguation)Cats generally refers to Cat. It also refers to:* The cats, common name for Felidae, the cat family of animals* Cats , an Andrew Lloyd Webber musical** Cats , a video version of the musical...
- Kat (disambiguation)
- Qat (disambiguation)