VR may refer to:

Arts, entertainment and education

* Virtual reality, a computer technology that simulates an environment with which a user may interact as if it was actually there * '' Virtua Racing'', a 1992 arcade racing game by Sega * Vocational rehabilitation * Spectre VR, an enhanced version of ''

Spectre Spectre, specter or the spectre may refer to: Religion and spirituality * Vision (spirituality) * Apparitional experience * Ghost Arts and entertainment Film and television * ''Spectre'' (1977 film), a made-for-television film produced and writ ...

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VR.5 ''VR.5'' is an American science-fiction television series first broadcast on the Fox network from March 10 to May 12, 1995. Ten of its thirteen episodes were aired during its original run. The title of the show refers to the degree of immersion ...

'', an American science fiction television series in 1995 * '' VR Troopers'', an American action television show from 1994 to 1996

Businesses

VR (company) VR-Group Plc ( fi, VR-Yhtymä Oyj, sv, VR-Group Abp), commonly known as VR, is a government-owned railway company in Finland. VR's most important function is the operation of Finland's passenger rail services with 250 long-distance and 800 co ...

, a Finnish railway company, formerly known as Valtion rautatiet ''(State Railways)'' * Valdosta Railway, in the US state of Georgia * Victorian Railways, in the Australian state of Victoria * Viktor & Rolf, an Amsterdam-based fashion house * German Cooperative Financial Group (''Volksbanken und Raiffeisenbanken'') * Cape Verde Airlines (IATA airline code)

Government and military

* Vetenskapsrådet, the Swedish Research Council * Volunteer Reserves (United Kingdom) * Fleet Logistics Support, a squadron of the US Navy

Science and technology

* VR (nerve agent), a nerve gas, also known as Russian VX, Soviet V-gas, Substance 33, or R-33 * Venous return, the rate of bloodflow returning to the heart * Vibration Reduction, an anti-shake lens technology by Nikon * Virtual reality therapy, for the treatment of PTSD patients

Computing and electronics

* VR photography, the creation and viewing of wide-angle panoramic photographs, generally encompassing a full circle ** QuickTime VR, an image file format developed by Apple for panoramic images * Videocassette recorder, a device that records and plays back analog audio and video using magnetic tape * Voltage regulator, an electric circuit designed to maintain a constant voltage level * DVD-VR, an editable optical media format

Transportation

* V speeds#VR, V_R, an aircraft's rotation speed * VR6 engine, a family of internal combustion engines made by Volkswagen * Holden Commodore (VR), an automobile introduced by Holden in 1993 * Bristol VR, a double-decker bus built by the Bristol Commercial Vehicles * VR Group, a Finnish railway company

Other uses

* Vanguardia Revolucionaria, a Peruvian political group * Voluntary redundancy, a financial incentive offered by an organisation to encourage employees to voluntarily resign * University of Iceland VR, three buildings on the University of Iceland campus * VR, for ''Victoria Regina'', in the royal cypher of Queen Victoria