RAD
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Rad may mean:
- Rad (comics)Rad (comics)Rad is a comic book supervillain in the Femforce comic published by A.C. Comics.Rad possesses superhuman strength, together with the ability to fly . Her true identity was Jennifer Burke, daughter of the original Miss Victory, who in the 1940s developed the "V-formula" to increase the...
, a villainous character in AC Comics's "Femforce" - Rad (film)Rad (film)Rad is a film about BMX racing, first released in the USA in 1986. The film was written by Sam Bernard and Geoffrey Edwards and directed by Hal Needham. It stars Bill Allen and Lori Loughlin. Parts of this movie were filmed in Cochrane in Cochrane, Alberta, Canada, Colonel Macleod Jr...
, a 1986 release about a young BMX rider - Rad (Transformers)Rad (Transformers)-Transformers: Generation 1:Rad is an Autobot Action Master. He has a Targetmaster partner named Lionizer.With more moves than an all-pro halfback, this clever, cool-headed daredevil is equally adept at combating Decepticons or calculating the coefficient of friction for a rocket booster...
, several fictional characters in the Transformers toy line - Rad (unit)Rad (unit)The rad is a unit of absorbed radiation dose. The rad was first proposed in 1918 as "that quantity of X rays which when absorbed will cause the destruction of the malignant mammalian cells in question..." It was defined in CGS units in 1953 as the dose causing 100 ergs of energy to be absorbed by...
, a unit of absorbed radiation dose, largely used in the United States - Rad (village)Rad (village)Rad is a village and municipality in the Trebišov District in the Košice Region of eastern Slovakia....
, in Trebišov District, Slovakia - Rad, a character in My-OtomeMy-Otomeis an anime series created by Sunrise. Directed by Masakazu Obara and written by Hiroyuki Yoshino, it is a spinoff of My-HiME anime series and as such My-Otome takes place in a new setting with new main characters....
- RadianRadianRadian is the ratio between the length of an arc and its radius. The radian is the standard unit of angular measure, used in many areas of mathematics. The unit was formerly a SI supplementary unit, but this category was abolished in 1995 and the radian is now considered a SI derived unit...
, a unit of angle - RadiatorRadiatorRadiators are heat exchangers used to transfer thermal energy from one medium to another for the purpose of cooling and heating. The majority of radiators are constructed to function in automobiles, buildings, and electronics...
- American slang for coolCool (aesthetic)Something regarded as cool is an admired aesthetic of attitude, behavior, comportment, appearance and style, influenced by and a product of the Zeitgeist. Because of the varied and changing connotations of cool, as well its subjective nature, the word has no single meaning. It has associations of...
- Really Awesome Dude in Dude, Where's My Car?Dude, Where's My Car?Dude, Where's My Car? is a 2000 American stoner comedy film directed by Danny Leiner. The film stars Ashton Kutcher and Seann William Scott as two young men who find themselves wasted and forget where they parked their car....
- Radical, the mathematical operator, is denoted Rad(n)
- FK RadFK RadFK Rad is a football club from Belgrade, Serbia. It plays at Stadion Kralj Petar I, which is located in the southern part of the city's Banjica neighbourhood....
, a Serbian football club - RaD ManRaD ManChristian Wirth , better known by the pseudonym RaD Man, is an American computer artist and historian. He works in the field of ANSI art, a method of creating art using a limited set of text characters and color escape codes based loosely on the relevant ANSI standard .RaD Man was initially...
, a computer artist and historian - "Rad", a nickname of tanker ace Sydney Valpy Radley-WaltersSydney Valpy Radley-WaltersSydney Valpy Radley-Walters CMM, DSO, MC, CD, was a tank commander in the Canadian Army.Radley-Walters was born in Gaspé in 1920 and graduated from Bishop's College in 1940. He was commissioned in the Sherbrooke Fusiliers Regiment in October of that year...
Three letter acronym
- RAD Game ToolsRAD Game ToolsRAD Game Tools is privately held company owned by Jeff Roberts and Mitch Soule based in Kirkland, Washington that develops video and computer game software technologies which are licensed primarily by video game companies. RAD Game Tools is somewhat unusual among middleware companies as they...
, a video game development tools provider - Radley railway stationRadley railway stationRadley railway station serves the villages of Radley and Lower Radley, and the town of Abingdon, both in Oxfordshire, England.-History:The station was built primarily for the boys of Radley College. It was formerly a junction station for a now-dismantled branch to the adjacent town of Abingdon...
, England; National Rail station code RAD - Rapid-access disc, a high-speed disk drive
- Rapid application developmentRapid application developmentRapid application development is a software development methodology that uses minimal planning in favor of rapid prototyping. The "planning" of software developed using RAD is interleaved with writing the software itself...
, an iterative application development methodology derived from Information Engineering - Rational Application DeveloperRational Application DeveloperIBM Rational Application Developer for WebSphere Software is a commercial Eclipse-based integrated development environment , made by IBM's Rational Software division, for visually designing, constructing, testing, and deploying Web services, portals, and Java Enterprise Edition ...
, an integrated development environment (IDE) made by IBM's Rational Software division - Reactive Airway DiseaseReactive airway diseaseReactive airway disease is a general term for conditions involving wheezing and allergic reactions.In time it has evolved to be mistakenly used as a synonym for asthma...
, a.k.a. Reactive Airways Dysfunction Syndrome (RADS) - Reactive attachment disorderReactive attachment disorderReactive attachment disorder is described in clinical literature as a severe and relatively uncommon disorder that can affect children. RAD is characterized by markedly disturbed and developmentally inappropriate ways of relating socially in most contexts...
, an emotional disorder - Reflex anal dilatationReflex anal dilatationReflex anal dilatation is the reflexive dilation of the human anus to a diameter greater than two centimeters in response to the parting of the buttocks or anal stimulation, such as brushing with a medical instrument...
, a controversial diagnostic technique - ReichsarbeitsdienstReichsarbeitsdienstThe Reichsarbeitsdienst was an institution established by Nazi Germany as an agency to reduce unemployment, similar to the relief programs in other countries. During the Second World War it was an auxiliary formation which provided support for the Wehrmacht.The RAD was formed during July 1934 as...
, the Third Reich-era German National Labor Service - Relative abundance distributionRelative abundance distributionIn the field of ecology, the relative abundance distribution is a graph of the number of species observed in a field study as a function of their observed abundance. The graphs obtained in this manner are typically fitted to a Zipf–Mandelbrot law, the exponent of which serves as an index of...
, a measure of biodiversityBiodiversityBiodiversity is the degree of variation of life forms within a given ecosystem, biome, or an entire planet. Biodiversity is a measure of the health of ecosystems. Biodiversity is in part a function of climate. In terrestrial habitats, tropical regions are typically rich whereas polar regions... - Researchers Alliance for DevelopmentResearchers Alliance for DevelopmentResearchers Alliance for Development is a World Bank supported action-oriented and multidisciplinary network of researchers. Recognizing the engagement of academia in the global intellectual debate on development cooperation, the RAD aims to strengthen the interaction between the World Bank and...
, a World Bank multidisciplinary network of researchers - Restriction-site Associated DNA markerRestriction site associated DNA markersRestriction site Associated DNA markers are a type of genetic marker that can be used for genetic mapping. The use of RAD markers for genetic mapping is often called RAD mapping...
, a genetic mapping technique - Responsible Appliance Disposal, a voluntary partnership program that help protect the ozone layer and reduce emissions of greenhouse gases.
- Right Angle DrillDrillA drill or drill motor is a tool fitted with a cutting tool attachment or driving tool attachment, usually a drill bit or driver bit, used for drilling holes in various materials or fastening various materials together with the use of fasteners. The attachment is gripped by a chuck at one end of...
, a drill with the chuck mounted 90 degrees (perpendicular) to the main body for use in tight spaces - Right Axis DeviationRight axis deviationRight Axis Deviation is a congenital heart condition wherein the electrical conduction of the heart is greater than +105 degrees. Between +90 degrees and +180 degrees the condition may be termed Indeterminate Deviation or more often Extreme Right Axis Deviation...
, a heart condition where the electrical conduction of the heart is beyond normal limits - Rite AidRite AidRite Aid is a drugstore chain in the United States and a Fortune 500 company headquartered in East Pennsboro Township, Pennsylvania, near Camp Hill. Rite Aid is the largest drugstore chain on the East Coast and the third largest drugstore chain in the U.S....
, NYSE stock symbol RAD - Robot Alchemic DriveRobot Alchemic DriveRobot Alchemic Drive, known in Japan as , is a PlayStation 2 video game developed by Sandlot and published by Enix. It was released in Japan and North America....
, a video game for the PlayStation 2 - Royal Academy of DanceRoyal Academy of DanceThe Royal Academy of Dance is an international dance education and training organization, and examination board that specialises in the teaching and technique of Ballet. The RAD was established in London, England in 1920 as the Association of Operatic Dancing of Great Britain, and received its...
, a London-based International dance examination board specialising in Classical Ballet - Royal Association for Deaf peopleRoyal Association for Deaf peopleThe Royal Association for Deaf people is a British charitable organization whose mission is to promote the welfare and interests of Deaf people. It is a Deaf-led organisation....
, British charity - Rules for Archival Description, a ruleset for the description of archives, published by the Canadian Council of Archives.
Rad.
- rad., an American singer-songwriter and keyboardist
- Radical Party (France), a liberal and centrist political party in France