Dart or DART may refer to: * Dart, the equipment in the game of

darts Darts or dart-throwing is a competitive sport in which two or more players bare-handedly throw small sharp-pointed missiles known as darts at a round target known as a dartboard. Points can be scored by hitting specific marked areas of the bo ...

Arts, entertainment and media

* Dart (comics), an Image Comics superhero * Dart, a character from ''G.I. Joe'' * Dart, a ''Thomas & Friends'' railway engine character * Dart Feld, protagonist in the video game ''

The Legend of Dragoon ''The Legend of Dragoon'' is a role-playing video game developed by Japan Studio and published by Sony Computer Entertainment for the PlayStation in 1999 in Japan, 2000 in North America, and 2001 in Europe. Set in a high fantasy fictional w ...

'' * ''Dart'' (poetry collection), a 2002 collection by British poet Alice Oswald

Businesses and organizations

Dart (commercial vehicle) Dart was a manufacturer of commercial vehicles in Waterloo, Iowa, that was established around 1910. History The company began with light commercial vehicles for farmers in Waterloo. Later Liberty trucks, tractors and vehicles for the oil ...

, a former manufacturer of commercial vehicles in Iowa *

Dart Container Dart Container Corporation of Mason, Michigan, United States, is the world's largest manufacturer of foam cups and containers, producing about as many as all competitors combined. Dart Container is privately held by the Dart family. In May 2 ...

, a US cup and container manufacturer incorporated in the Cayman Islands * Dart Container Line, a shipping consortium that operated from 1969 to 1981 *

Dart Drug Dart Drug is a now-defunct chain of discount drug stores in the metropolitan Washington, DC region. It was founded in 1955, by Herbert Haft and his wife Gloria in Adams Morgan. The chain expanded to over 100 stores, and became a vehicle (as Dart ...

, a former US drug-store chain * Dart Group, a British airline and industrial holding company *

Dart Industries Justin Whitlock Dart Sr. (August 17, 1907 – January 26, 1984) was an American businessman, considered the "boy wonder" of the drug store industry. In college Dart had played football for Northwestern University. Biography He was born on ...

, a US drug-store group founded by Justin Whitlock Dart * Dart Music, a digital music aggregator based in Tennessee *

Dart National Bank The Dart Bank is a private bank headquartered in Mason, Michigan. The bank has 4 branches, all of which are in Ingham County or Eaton County. History The bank was founded on May 1, 1925, by Rollin Charles "RC" Dart and his son, Doc Campbell D ...

, a private bank in Michigan * Direct Action and Research Training Center, a community organizing network in several states of the US * Disaster Assistance and Rescue Team, a Singapore Civil Defence Force team *

Disaster Assistance Response Team The Disaster Assistance Response Team (DART) (French: ''Équipe d'intervention en cas de catastrophe (EICC)'') is a rapidly deployable team of 200 Canadian Forces personnel. It provides assistance to disaster-affected regions for up to 40 days. DA ...

, a Canadian Forces team

Places

Cape Dart Cape Dart () is a cape at the foot of Mount Siple on the north coast of Siple Island, just southward of Lauff Island off the Bakutis Coast, Marie Byrd Land. It was discovered in December 1940 by members of the United States Antarctic Service ...

, a cape on Siple Island, Marie Byrd Land *

Dart Island The Dart Island, part of the Tasman Island Group, is an island, lying close to the south-eastern coast of Tasmania, Australia. The island is located in Norfolk Bay, situated off the Tasman Peninsula. Dart Island is classified as a state reserv ...

, an island off the coast of Tasmania *

Dart River (disambiguation) Dart River may refer to any of several rivers: ;In Australia * Dart River (Victoria) ;In New Zealand *Dart River / Te Awa Whakatipu in the Otago region of the southwestern South Island * Dart River (Tasman) in the northwestern South Island ;In th ...

Science and technology

Biology

Love dart A love dart (also known as a gypsobelum, shooting darts, or just as darts) is a sharp, calcareous or chitinous dart which some hermaphroditic land snails and slugs create. Love darts are both formed and stored internally in a dart sac. These ...

, an object created by hermaphroditic snails and slugs during courtship * Dart, some moth species in the family

Noctuidae The Noctuidae, commonly known as owlet moths, cutworms or armyworms, are a family of moths. They are considered the most controversial family in the superfamily Noctuoidea because many of the clades are constantly changing, along with the other ...

* ''

Potanthus ''Potanthus'' is a large genus of skipper butterflies. They are commonly known as darts. They are found from South Asia to East Asia, and down to maritime Southeast Asia (though not extending towards New Guinea). It includes about 35 species, ...

'', a genus of skipper butterflies commonly known as darts

Computing

Dart (programming language) Dart is a programming language designed for client development, such as for the web and mobile apps. It is developed by Google and can also be used to build server and desktop applications. It is an object-oriented, class-based, garbage-colle ...

, a client-focused programming language from Google targeting multiple platforms *

Microsoft Diagnostics and Recovery Toolset Microsoft Desktop Optimization Pack (MDOP) is a suite of utilities for Microsoft Windows customers who have subscribed to Microsoft Software Assurance program. It aims at bringing easier manageability and monitoring of enterprise desktops, emerg ...

(DaRT), a suite of diagnosis and recovery software *

Dynamic Analysis and Replanning Tool The Dynamic Analysis and Replanning Tool, commonly abbreviated to DART, is an artificial intelligence program used by the U.S. military to optimize and schedule the transportation of supplies or personnel and solve other logistical problems. DAR ...

(DART), a U.S. military artificial intelligence program * DART for Publishers, now

Google Ad Manager Google Ad Manager is an ad exchange platform introduced by Google on June 27, 2018. It combines the features of two former services from Google's DoubleClick subsidiary, ''DoubleClick for Publishers'' (''DFP''; formerly known as ''DART for Publish ...

Mathematics

* Dart, a concave

kite A kite is a tethered heavier-than-air or lighter-than-air craft with wing surfaces that react against the air to create lift and drag forces. A kite consists of wings, tethers and anchors. Kites often have a bridle and tail to guide the fac ...

in geometry

Space

DART (satellite) DART, or Demonstration for Autonomous Rendezvous Technology, was a NASA spacecraft with the goal to develop and demonstrate an automated navigation and rendezvous capability. At the time of the DART mission, only the Roscosmos and JAXA had a ...

, a former NASA spacecraft launched 2005 *

Double Asteroid Redirection Test Double Asteroid Redirection Test (DART) is a NASA space mission aimed at testing a method of planetary defense against near-Earth objects (NEOs). It was designed to assess how much a spacecraft impact deflects an asteroid through its transfe ...

, a NASA planetary defense mission that intentionally impacted a space probe onto an asteroid in 2022

Technology

DART radiative transfer model {{Infobox software , author = Jean-Philippe DART , developer = CESBIO , released = {{Start date, 1992, 1, 01, df=yes , programming_language = C++, Java, and Python , operating_system = * Linu ...

, a 3D radiative transfer model used in remote sensing * Deep-ocean Assessment and Reporting of Tsunamis, a component of an enhanced tsunami warning system * Direct analysis in real time (DART), an ion source used in mass spectrometry * Diversity arrays technology (DArT), a technology used in molecular genetics

Transportation

* ''Dart'' (ship), a list of ships with the name ''Dart'' * ''Dart'', an 1863 South Devon Railway ''Eagle'' class locomotive * Dart charge, the charging system for the Dartford Crossing of the River Thames near London *

Dublin Area Rapid Transit The Dublin Area Rapid Transit system (stylised as DART) is an electrified commuter rail railway network serving the coastline and city of Dublin, Ireland. The service makes up the core of Dublin's suburban railway network, stretching from Gre ...

, a commuter rail railway network in Dublin, Ireland

Aircraft

* Dart (rocketry), a free-flying top of a sounding rocket * Dart Aircraft, a 1930s British aircraft manufacturer * Culver Dart, a 1930s American light aircraft *

Blackburn Dart The Blackburn Dart was a carrier-based torpedo bomber biplane designed and manufactured by the British aviation company Blackburn Aircraft. It was the standard single-seat torpedo bomber operated by the Fleet Air Arm (FAA) between 1923 and 193 ...

, a 1920s British biplane * Paraavis Dart, a Russian paraglider *

Rolls-Royce Dart The Rolls-Royce RB.53 Dart is a turboprop engine designed and manufactured by Rolls-Royce Limited. First run in 1946, it powered the Vickers Viscount on its maiden flight in 1948. A flight on July 29 of that year, which carried 14 paying passe ...

, a turboprop engine

Missiles and weapons

SSM-A-23 Dart The XSSM-A-23 Dart was an anti-tank guided missile developed for the United States Army in the 1950s. After protracted development, the missile, similar in design to the French SS.10, was cancelled in favor of purchasing the SS.11 missile. Design ...

, a 1950s American anti-tank missile * Sea Dart, a modern British surface-to-air missile * Dart gun (disambiguation)

Public transport

* Bucks County Transport DART, a bus transit system in Bucks County, Pennsylvania, US *

Dallas Area Rapid Transit Dallas Area Rapid Transit (DART) is a transit agency serving the Dallas–Fort Worth metroplex of Texas. It operates buses, light rail, commuter rail, and high-occupancy vehicle lanes in Dallas and twelve of its suburbs. In , the system ha ...

, a Texas transit agency * Dar Rapid Transit Agency, a bus rapid transit system in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania *

DART First State The Delaware Transit Corporation, operating as DART First State, is the only public transportation system that operates throughout the U.S. state of Delaware. DART First State provides local and inter-county bus service throughout the state and ...

, a transit system in Delaware, US *

Des Moines Area Regional Transit Des Moines Area Regional Transit Authority (DART) operates mass transit service in Greater Des Moines. It is the largest public transit agency operating in the state of Iowa. History DART was founded in 1973 as the Des Moines Metropolitan Transi ...

, Iowa, US * Dial-a-Ride Transit, a form of public transport in the UK * Dixie Area Rapid Transit, the former name of

SunTran SunTran is the public transportation system serving the St. George, Utah area. It was formerly known as Dixie Area Rapid Transit or DART, which was launched and funded by Five County Association of Governments in 2003. The City of St. George ...

in Utah, US * Doncaster Area Rapid Transit, a section of

SmartBus SmartBus is a network of bus services in the city of Melbourne, Australia. Overseen by Public Transport Victoria, the network comprises nine key cross-town and orbital bus routes around Melbourne. Key aspects of the service include more freque ...

routes in Melbourne, Australia *

, a railway network in Ireland *

Luton DART The Luton DART is a forthcoming automated guided people mover (light metro) which will connect Luton Airport Parkway station and Luton Airport in Bedfordshire, England. DART is an acronym for Direct Air-Rail Transit. It is currently under con ...

, a "people mover" system between Luton Airport and the Midland Main Line, in Luton, Bedfordshire, UK

Road vehicles

* Daimler Dart, a British sports car produced 1959–1964 *

Dennis Dart The Dennis Dart is a rear-engined single-decker midibus chassis that was introduced by Dennis Specialist Vehicles of Guildford, England in 1989, replacing the Dennis Domino. Initially built as a high-floor design, In 1996 the low-floor seco ...

, a bus chassis model *

Dodge Dart Dodge Dart is a line of automobiles marketed by Dodge from the 1959 to 1976 model years in North America, with production extended to later years in various other markets. The Dart name originally appeared on a 1956 Chrysler show car featuring ...

, an American car produced 1960–1976 *

Dodge Dart (PF) The Dodge Dart is a front-engine, front-wheel drive, four-door compact sedan that was manufactured and marketed by then FCA US LLC, a subsidiary of Fiat Chrysler Automobiles. The automobile made its debut at the 2012 North American Internatio ...

, an American car produced 2013–2016 *

Goggomobil Dart The Goggomobil Dart was a microcar which was developed in Australia by Sydney company Buckle Motors, Buckle Motors Pty Ltd. and produced from 1959 to 1961. The Dart was based on the chassis and mechanical components of the German Goggomobil micro ...

, an Australian microcar produced 1959–1961

Other

Dart (missile) Darts are airborne ranged weapons. They are designed to fly such that a sharp, often weighted point will strike first. They can be distinguished from javelins by the presence of fletching (feathers on the tail) and a shaft that is shorter and ...

, a projectile weapon with pointed tip *

Dart (sewing) Darts are folds (tucks coming to a point) sewn into fabric to take in ease and provide shape to a garment, especially for a woman's bust. They are used frequently in all sorts of clothing to tailor the garment to the wearer's shape, or to make ...

, a fold sewn into the fabric of a garment * Dart (surname) (people named Dart)