Reactor may refer to:

Science

Bioreactor A bioreactor is 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, biochem ...

, 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 che ...

, 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 Passivity (engineering), passive two-terminal electronic component, electrical component that stores energy in a magnetic field when an electric current flows through it. An inductor typic ...

(possessing reactance) in an electrical power grid ** A current limiting reactor 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 Nuclear fission, fission nuclear chain reaction. They are used for Nuclear power, commercial electricity, nuclear marine propulsion, marine propulsion, Weapons-grade plutonium, weapons ...

, a device for containing and controlling a nuclear reaction *

Breeder reactor A breeder reactor is a nuclear reactor that generates more fissile material than it consumes. These reactors can be fueled with more-commonly available isotopes of uranium and thorium, such as uranium-238 and thorium-232, as opposed to the ...

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 * The reactor design pattern, a design pattern used in concurrent programming

Entertainment

* ''Reactor'' (magazine), an online science fiction and fantasy magazine, formerly known as ''Tor.com'' * ''

Re·ac·tor ''Re·ac·tor'' is the twelfth studio album by Canadian-American 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 Geff ...

'', a 1981 album by Neil Young and Crazy Horse * ''Reactor'' (arcade game), an arcade game created by Gottlieb * ''The Reactor'' (show rod), a show car built by Gene Winfield * ''Reactor'', an alternate title for ''

Deadlock Deadlock commonly refers to: * Deadlock (computer science), a situation where two processes are each waiting for the other to finish * Deadlock (locksmithing) or deadbolt, a physical door locking mechanism * Political deadlock or gridlock, a si ...

'', a 2021 American action thriller film starring Bruce Willis * ''Reactor'', an alternative title for the 1978 Italian film '' War of the Robots'' directed by Alfonso Brescia * Reactor, Inc., a defunct interactive entertainment company founded by Mike Saenz * ''Reactor'', a comedy series hosted by David Huntsberger on ''Syfy'' {{disambiguation