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*[[Toronto, Ontario]]
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'''Tor''' may refer to:
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*A '''[[tor]]''' is a high craggy hill. This term is particularly common in the south-west of England, usually referring to the high points of [[Dartmoor]].
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*'''[[Tor (port)]]''' is the name of a port on the [[Sinai peninsula]].
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*In [[Norse mythology]], '''Tor''' is the [[Scandinavian]] form of the god [[Thor]].
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*In [[biology]], '''Tor''' is the [[genus]] of the [[mahseer]]s, which are large [[game fish]]es of [[India]].
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*'''[[Tor (anonymity network)]]''' is an implementation of second-generation [[onion routing]].
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*'''[[Tor Books]]''' is a publishing company specialising in [[fantasy]] and [[science fiction]].
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*In [[mathematics]], the '''[[Tor functors]]''' are the [[derived functor]]s of the [[tensor product]].
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*In [[meteorology]], '''TOR''' is short for [[tornado]] or [[tornado warning]].
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*In entertainment, '''[[Tor Johnson]]''' was a professional wrestler and actor who gained cult fame by appearing in [[B-movies]].
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*In [[Arthurian legend]], '''[[Sir Tor]]''' is a [[Knight of the Round Table]].
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*In the military, Tor is the Russian name for a [[surface-to-air missile]] system designated '''[[SA-15]]''' by NATO.
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*The [[Tor (comic book)]] by [[Joe Kubert]] was first published by [[St. John]] and later by [[DC]].
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*Tor is the name of a [[Pashtun]] tribe.
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See also '''[[Torr]]'''.
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*In geography
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**[[tor (geography)]], a high craggy hill, particularly those found in South-West England and the Peak District
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**Abreviation for [[Toronto]]
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**[[El-Tor]], a port on the Sinai Peninsula in Egypt
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** Tor, a small village in the Catalan part of the Pyrenees, close to Andorra
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*In biology
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**The genus name of the [[mahseer]]s, large game fishes of India
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**[[TOR (gene)]], or '''T'''arget '''O'''f '''R'''apamycin, a protein kinase
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*In technology
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**[[Tor (anonymity network)]], (computer software), an implementation of second-generation onion routing enabling its users to communicate anonymously on the Internet
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**A Russian surface-to-air missile system designated [[SA-15 Gauntlet]] by NATO
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*In literature
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**[[Tor (comic book)|''Tor'' (comic book)]], by Joe Kubert, first published by St. John and later by DC Comics
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**[[Tor Books]], a publishing company specialising in fantasy and science fiction
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**"Tor" is the name of a fictional robot featured in ''[[Santa Claus Conquers the Martians]]''.
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*In myths
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**Another name of the god [[Thor]]
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**[[Sir Tor]], a Knight of the Round Table in Arthurian legend
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*In other areas
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**A [[Pashtun people|Pashtun]] tribe
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**[[Tor functor]], a derived functor of the tensor product in mathematics
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**[[Tor Johnson]] (1903–1971), a Swedish-born professional wrestler and actor who gained cult fame by appearing in B-movies
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**[[Tornado]] or [[tornado warning]] (usually TOR)
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**Sometimes used as an abbreviation for the [[Toronto Stock Exchange]]
  
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==See also==
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*[[Toor]]
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*[[Torr]]
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* [[Fighting Internet Censorship With Tor]]
  
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{{wikipedia|Tor (disambiguation)}}

Latest revision as of 06:09, 28 November 2007

Tor may refer to:

  • In geography
    • tor (geography), a high craggy hill, particularly those found in South-West England and the Peak District
    • Abreviation for Toronto
    • El-Tor, a port on the Sinai Peninsula in Egypt
    • Tor, a small village in the Catalan part of the Pyrenees, close to Andorra
  • In biology
    • The genus name of the mahseers, large game fishes of India
    • TOR (gene), or Target Of Rapamycin, a protein kinase
  • In technology
    • Tor (anonymity network), (computer software), an implementation of second-generation onion routing enabling its users to communicate anonymously on the Internet
    • A Russian surface-to-air missile system designated SA-15 Gauntlet by NATO
  • In literature
  • In myths
    • Another name of the god Thor
    • Sir Tor, a Knight of the Round Table in Arthurian legend
  • In other areas

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