;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 reaction, chemical process is carried out which involves organisms or biochemistry, ...
, a device which controls a biologically active environment.
*
Chemical reactor, a device for containing and controlling a chemical reaction
*
Fusion reactor, a device for containing and controlling a fusion power reaction
* An
inductor (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 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
A framework is a generic term commonly referring to an essential supporting structure which other things are built on top of.
Framework may refer to:
Computing
* Application framework, used to implement the structure of an application for an op ...
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
''Re·ac·tor'' is the eleventh studio album by Canadian folk rock musician Neil Young, and his fourth with American rock band Crazy Horse, released on November 2, 1981. It was his last album released through Reprise Records before he moved to G ...
'', 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
Mike Saenz (born 3 December 1959John Jackson Miller, Miller, John Jackson"Comics Industry Birthdays" ''Comics Buyer's Guide'', June 10, 2005. Accessed December 12, 2010WebCitation archive) is an American comic book artist and software designer. He ...
* ''Reactor'', a comedy series hosted by
David Huntsberger
David Huntsberger is an American comedian, known as co-host of the '' Professor Blastoff'' podcast and host of the ''Reactor'' television show on the SyFy channel. Huntsberger is a frequent guest on the podcasts '' Alison Rosen is Your New Best F ...
on ''Syfy''
*
''The Reactor'' (show rod), a show car built by Gene Winfield
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