Navigator (disambiguation)
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A navigator
is the individual responsible for the navigation of a vessel, vehicle or aircraft.
Navigator may also refer to:
Navigator
A navigator is the person on board a ship or aircraft responsible for its navigation. The navigator's primary responsibility is to be aware of ship or aircraft position at all times. Responsibilities include planning the journey, advising the Captain or aircraft Commander of estimated timing to...
is the individual responsible for the navigation of a vessel, vehicle or aircraft.
Navigator may also refer to:
- Flight officerFlight officerThe title flight officer was a military rank used by the United States Armed Forces where it was an air force warrant officer rank. It was also an air force rank in several Commonwealth nations where it was used for female officers and was equivalent to the rank of flight lieutenant...
, the navigator on an aircraft - NavvyNavvyNavvy is a shorter form of navigator or navigational engineer and is particularly applied to describe the manual labourers working on major civil engineering projects...
, a manual labourer, from navigator or navigational engineer
Nicknames
- Henry the Navigator (1394–1460), Portuguese prince noted for his contributions to exploration and trade with other continents
- Hanno the NavigatorHanno the NavigatorHanno the Navigator was a Carthaginian explorer c. 500 BC, best known for his naval exploration of the African coast...
(c. 500 BC), Carthaginian explorer - Himilco the NavigatorHimilco the NavigatorHimilco , a Carthaginian navigator and explorer, lived during the height of Carthaginian power, the 5th century BC....
(5th century BC), Carthaginian explorer - BrendanBrendanSaint Brendan of Clonfert or Bréanainn of Clonfert called "the Navigator", "the Voyager", or "the Bold" is one of the early Irish monastic saints. He is chiefly renowned for his legendary quest to the "Isle of the Blessed," also called St. Brendan's Island. The Voyage of St...
(c. 484–c. 577), Irish saint known as "the Navigator"
Technology
- Navigator ProgramNavigator ProgramThe Navigator Program is a long term NASA project charged with over-seeing all missions related to the detection and characterization of Earth-like planets. It also seeks to further understand how galaxies, stars and planets form...
, a long-term NASA project - Lincoln NavigatorLincoln NavigatorThe Lincoln Navigator is a full-size luxury SUV built by the Ford Motor Company for its luxury division, Lincoln. Introduced as a 1998 model, production began May 14, 1997 with sales beginning in August. The Navigator was Lincoln's first SUV as well as its first four-wheel drive capable vehicle...
, a luxury sport utility vehicle - Etak Navigator, precursor of GPS-based automotive navigation systems produced by Etak, Inc.
- Netscape NavigatorNetscape NavigatorNetscape Navigator was a proprietary web browser that was popular in the 1990s. It was the flagship product of the Netscape Communications Corporation and the dominant web browser in terms of usage share, although by 2002 its usage had almost disappeared...
, a web browser - Nokia 6110 NavigatorNokia 6110 NavigatorThe Nokia 6110 Navigator is a smartphone made by Nokia with HSDPA and integrated GPS and Bluetooth features. It has been available since June 2007. It is not to be confused with the 1998 Nokia 6110....
, a mobile phone - Nokia 6210 NavigatorNokia 6210 NavigatorThe Nokia 6210 Navigator is a mobile phone made by Nokia that is a successor to Nokia 6110 Navigator. It has been available since July 2008.The Nokia 6210 Navigator is the third GPS Phone in the Navigator series to be released by Nokia...
, a mobile phone - Nokia 6710 Navigator, a mobile phone
- Packard Bell NavigatorPackard Bell NavigatorPackard Bell Navigator was an alternative shell for the Windows 3.1 and Windows 95 operating systems that shipped with Packard Bell computers. The shell was designed to be simpler to use for computer novices by representing applications as objects in a virtual home, similar to Microsoft Bob and At...
, an alternative shell for Windows 3.1 and Windows 95 - Dos NavigatorDos NavigatorDos Navigator is a free orthodox file manager for DOS and Windows.- Influence of Dos Navigator :Dos Navigator is an influential early implementation of Orthodox File Manager . By implementing three additional types of Virtual file system : Xtree, Briefcase and List-based, DN opened a new generation...
, a free file manager for DOS and Windows - TomTom NAVIGATOR software
Music
- Navigators (Canadian band), a Celtic-folk band
- Navigators (Czech band)
- Navigators (Norwegian band)Navigators (Norwegian band)Navigators is a Norwegian pop band with lead singer Trond Andreassen Navigators is a Norwegian pop band with lead singer Trond Andreassen Navigators is a Norwegian pop band with lead singer Trond Andreassen (formerly of the Ricochets. The band released its debut single "Wall of Stone " in 2009 and...
, a pop band - Navigators (Swedish band), a hip hop band
- Navigator (Che Fu album)Navigator (Che Fu album)Navigator is an album released in 2002 by New Zealand hip-hop artist, Che Fu.-Track listing:#"Misty Frequencies" - 3.13#"Catch One" - 3.27#"Random" - 3.37#"Share the Info" 4.07#"The Abyss" - 4.02#"Interlude" - 1 0.18#"Top Floor " - 3.34...
, 2002 - Navigator (Forma Tadre album)Navigator (Forma Tadre album)Navigator is the debut album of Forma Tadre, a German musical project that can best be described as electronic body music but has also been categorized as Industrial or Ambient. The main theme of the album is connected to writer HP Lovecrafts books on the Cthulhu Mythos-Sampling:* The song name FX...
- Navigator (Funker Vogt album), 2005
- The Navigator (album)The Navigator (album)The Navigator is an album by American jazz drummer Andrew Cyrille recorded in 1982 for the Italian Soul Note label.-Reception:The Allmusic review by Ron Wynn awarded the album 4 stars stating "This this is an example of thoughtful, nicely played group improvisation".-Track listing:# "Through the...
, a 1982 album by Andrew Cyrille - ESP NavigatorESP NavigatorThe ESP Navigator brand is a brand that produces guitars solely in the Japanese market.Products in the brand include:*ESP Navigator Series**Navigator N-LP-580LTD**Navigator N-LP-380LTD**Navigator N-LP-350LTD**Navigator N-LP-400CTM...
, a brand of ESP Guitars - The Navigator (opera)The Navigator (opera)The Navigator is an opera by Liza Lim to a libretto by Patricia Sykes. The work had its world premiere at the Judith Wright Centre of Contemporary Arts as part of the Brisbane Festival 2008 on 30 July 2008...
, a 2008 opera by Liza Lim
Films
- The Navigator (1924 film)The Navigator (1924 film)The Navigator is a 1924 comedy directed by and starring Buster Keaton. The film was written by Clyde Bruckman and co-directed by Donald Crisp.-Plot:...
, a comedy directed by and starring Buster Keaton - Flight of the NavigatorFlight of the NavigatorFlight of the Navigator is a 1986 Disney science fiction film directed by Randal Kleiser and written by Mark H. Baker and Michael Burton, about a 12-year-old boy named David who is abducted by an alien space craft and finds himself caught in a world which has changed around him...
, a.k.a. The Navigator, a 1986 Disney science fiction film - The Navigator: A Medieval OdysseyThe Navigator: A Medieval OdysseyThe Navigator: A Medieval Odyssey is a 1988 feature film, an official Australian-New Zealand co-production, directed by Vincent Ward. It won numerous New Zealand and Australian awards, including the Australian Film Institute Award for Best Film, and several awards at European fantasy film festivals...
, a 1988 New Zealand science fiction movie - The Navigators (film)The Navigators (film)The Navigators is a 2001 British film directed by Ken Loach with screenplay by Rob Dawber.It tells the story of the reactions of five Sheffield rail workers to the privatisation of the railway maintenance organisation for which they all work, and the consequences for them...
a 2002 film by Ken Loach
Books
- The Navigator (novel)The Navigator (novel)The Navigator is the seventh book in the NUMA Files series of books co-written by best-selling author Clive Cussler and Paul Kemprecos, and was published in June 2007. The main character of this series is Kurt Austin....
(2007), by Clive Cussler and Paul Kemprecos - The Navigator (children's novel), by Eoin McNamee
- Navigator (2007), a novel by Stephen Baxter
- Guild NavigatorGuild NavigatorA Guild Navigator is a fictional humanoid in the Dune universe created by Frank Herbert. Humans mutated through the consumption of and exposure to massive amounts of the spice melange, they are able to use a limited form of prescience to safely navigate interstellar space in a starship called a...
, a type of mutated human in Frank Herbert's Dune universe - The Navigator (1801 guide book)The Navigator (1801 guide book)The Navigator, written by Zadok Cramer and first published in 1801, was a guide for settlers and travelers moving westward into or through the interior of the United States during the first half of the 19th century....
, by Zadok Cramer, a guide for settlers moving west through the United States
Other uses
- Navigator Paper, an office paper brand, made by the Portuguese group Portucel SoporcelPortucel SoporcelThe Portucel Soporcel Group is a Portuguese pulp and paper company, which resulted from the 2001 merger of the firms Portucel and Soporcel....
- Navigator (video game)Navigator (video game)Navigator is an upcoming 1-4 player action puzzle game being developed by PixelxCore Independent Gaming, slated for release in mid 2011. It is being developed for the PC, Xbox 360, and Windows Phone 7 platforms. It mixes platformer elements with classic block puzzle games, such as Bust-a-Move and...
, an independent puzzle game being developed for the PC, Xbox 360, and Windows Phone 7 platforms - Newbridge NavigatorNewbridge NavigatorThe original GRP sailing boats were first built in 1980. They were designed to be an affordable cruiser that had good stable sailing capability, good interior head room and would sleep four people in relative comfort for 'weekend' cruising....
, a type of sailing dinghy - The Navigators (organization)The Navigators (organization)The Navigators is a worldwide Christian para-church organization headquartered in Colorado Springs, Colorado. Its main purpose is the discipling of Christians with a particular emphasis on enabling them to share their faith with others....
, a Christian organization - Navigators (cycling team), a cycling team in the United States
See also
- Navigation (disambiguation)Navigation (disambiguation)Navigation is the theory and practice of navigating, especially the charting of a course for a ship, aircraft, or spaceship .Navigation may also refer to:* A synonym for ship transport in general* Land navigation...
- Automotive navigation systemAutomotive navigation systemAn automotive navigation system is a satellite navigation system designed for use in automobiles. It typically uses a GPS navigation device to acquire position data to locate the user on a road in the unit's map database. Using the road database, the unit can give directions to other locations...
- GPS navigation deviceGPS navigation deviceA GPS navigation device is any device that receives Global Positioning System signals for the purpose of determining the device's current location on Earth...
- GPS navigation softwareGPS navigation softwareGPS navigation software usually falls into one of the following two categories:# Navigation with route calculation and directions from the software to the user of the route to take, based on a vector-based map, normally for motorised vehicles with some motorised forms added on as an afterthought.#...