;In the Sciences *

Bioreactor A bioreactor refers to any manufactured device or system that supports a biologically active environment. In one case, a bioreactor is a vessel in which a chemical process is carried out which involves organisms or biochemically active substances ...

, a device which controls a biologically active environment. *

Chemical reactor A chemical reactor is an enclosed volume in which a chemical reaction takes place. In chemical engineering, it is generally understood to be a process vessel used to carry out a chemical reaction, which is one of the classic unit operations in chem ...

, a device for containing and controlling a chemical reaction *

Fusion reactor Fusion power is a proposed form of power generation that would generate electricity by using heat from nuclear fusion reactions. In a fusion process, two lighter atomic nuclei combine to form a heavier nucleus, while releasing energy. Devices ...

, a device for containing and controlling a fusion power reaction * An

inductor An inductor, also called a coil, choke, or reactor, is a passive two-terminal electrical component that stores energy in a magnetic field when electric current flows through it. An inductor typically consists of an insulated wire wound into a c ...

(possessing reactance) in an electrical power grid ** A

current limiting reactor In electrical engineering, current limiting reactors can reduce short-circuit currents, which result from plant expansions and power source additions, to levels that can be adequately handled by existing distribution equipment. They can also be use ...

is used to limit starting current of motors and to protect variable frequency drives *

Nuclear reactor A nuclear reactor is a device used to initiate and control a fission nuclear chain reaction or nuclear fusion reactions. Nuclear reactors are used at nuclear power plants for electricity generation and in nuclear marine propulsion. Heat fr ...

, a device for containing and controlling a nuclear reaction *

Reactor (software) Reactor is a physics engine developed by the Irish software company Havok for use in Autodesk 3ds Max. Reactor was fully integrated with 3ds Max from versions 5 to 2011. In 3ds Max 2012, Reactor was replaced by a PhysX-based engine called MassFX. ...

, a physics simulation engine ;In Software Engineering * The reactor design pattern, a design pattern used in concurrent programming * Reactor, A library for Java and other JVM-based languages that provides a framework for programs that are based on the reactor design pattern. ;In entertainment: * ''Reactor'' an alternative title for the 1978 Italian film '' War of the Robots'' directed by Alfonso Brescia * ''Reactor'' (film), an American action thriller film starring Bruce Willis * '' Re·ac·tor'', a 1981 album by Neil Young and Crazy Horse * ''Reactor'' (arcade game), an arcade game created by Gottlieb * Reactor, Inc., a defunct interactive entertainment company founded by Mike Saenz * ''Reactor'', a comedy series hosted by David Huntsberger on ''Syfy'' * ''The Reactor'' (show rod), a show car built by Gene Winfield

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