Razor (disambiguation)
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Companies
- Razor EntertainmentRazor EntertainmentRazor Entertainment Group , founded in 2005, was a private company that produced trading cards and collectibles. Based in Dallas, Texas, it was best known as a producer of baseball cards and other lithographic products....
, a trading cards and collectibles company based in Dallas, Texas - RazorUSARazorUSARazerUSA, better known as Razor is an American designer and manufacturer of human and battery powered riding toys. Razor is based in Cerritos, California. Razor also owns the RipStik, Sole Skate, and Pocket Pros Brands...
- a manufacturer of rideable toys.
In music
- Razor (band)Razor (band)Razor is a Canadian thrash metal band formed in 1984 at Guelph, Ontario. The group shot music videos for songs such as "Evil Invaders", "Shotgun Justice", "American Luck", and "Sucker for Punishment". The band dissolved in 1992, but reformed in the late 1990s to record another album, titled...
, a Canadian thrash metal band formed in 1984 - "Razor", the last song on the album In Your HonorIn Your HonorIn Your Honor is the fifth studio album by Foo Fighters, released on June 14, 2005 on BMG. It consists of two discs. The first contains up beat rock songs and the second disc contains mellower acoustic songs.-Development:...
by the Foo Fighters - The RazorsThe RazorsThe Razors is a punk rock band from Namur, Belgium formed in late 1977 and split on Sept 1978.Mainly influenced by The Ramones and the early British punk rock scene, the Razors quickly made theirs this new principle: "We don't know how to play music. Well, who cares? Let's do it anyway !"They...
, a Belgian punk rock band formed in 1978 - Razorblade RomanceRazorblade RomanceRazorblade Romance is the second studio album by HIM, released on 19 December 1999 in Finland and 24 January 2000 in the rest of Europe - except for the UK, where it was released 15 May 2000. It was produced by John Fryer and recorded at Rockfield recording studios in Wales by John Fryer and Paul...
an album by Finnish band HIM
In literature
- "Razor" (short story)Razor (short story)"Razor" is a short story by the Russian writer Vladimir Nabokov. It was first published in the expatriate Russian literary magazine Rul in 1926, but a French translation did not appear until 1991, and an English one not until 1995.- Plot summary :Ivanov, an exiled Russian and former military...
, a short story by Vladimir Nabokov
People and fictional characters
- Jake "Razor" Clawson, a fictional anthropomorphic feline from the series SWAT Kats: The Radical SquadronSWAT Kats: The Radical SquadronSWAT Kats: The Radical Squadron is an animated series for television created by Christian and Yvon Tremblay and produced by Hanna-Barbera and Turner Program Services. Every episode of the series was directed by Robert Alvarez. The bulk of the series was written by either Glenn Leopold or Lance Falk...
- Razor Ramon, a ring name of American professional wrestler Scott HallScott HallScott Hall is an American professional wrestler. He is best known for his tenure with the World Wrestling Federation in the early and mid 1990s under the ring name Razor Ramon, as well as for his period in the mid 1990s and early 2000s with World Championship Wrestling under his real name...
- Razor SulemanRazor SulemanKaizer Suleman , better known as Razor Suleman, is a Canadian entrepreneur, and the founder and CEO of I Love Rewards Inc.-Early years:...
, CEO of I Love Rewards Inc. - Razor (Maniac Mansion), a character from a 1987 Jaleco game, Maniac Mansion
- Daryl "Razor" ReaughDaryl ReaughDaryl "Razor" Reaugh , is a retired professional ice hockey goaltender, now a color commentator for the Dallas Stars of the NHL, the The NHL on Versus and Hockey Night in Canada.-Playing career:...
, ice hockey color commentator - Neil "Razor" RuddockNeil RuddockNeil "Razor" Ruddock is a retired English footballer, who played as a central defender.He made his debut at Millwall , and he had a long career playing for Tottenham Hotspur, Southampton, Liverpool, West Ham, Crystal Palace, and finally a short-lived spell as a player/coach at Swindon Town Neil...
, retired English footballer
In philosophy
- Razor (philosophy)Razor (philosophy)In philosophy, a razor is a device which allows one to shave away unlikely explanations for a phenomenon.Famous razors include:*Aristotle's razor *Occam's razor - when faced with competing hypothesis select the one that makes the fewest assumptions...
, a rule used to shave away unlikely explanations for a phenomenon.- Occam's razorOccam's razorOccam's razor, also known as Ockham's razor, and sometimes expressed in Latin as lex parsimoniae , is a principle that generally recommends from among competing hypotheses selecting the one that makes the fewest new assumptions.-Overview:The principle is often summarized as "simpler explanations...
- assume simplicity over complexity - Hanlon's razorHanlon's razorHanlon's Razor is an eponymous adage that reads:This particular form is attributed to a Robert J. Hanlon. However, earlier utterances that convey basically the same idea are known.-Origins and similar quotations:The quotation first came from Robert J...
- assume incompetence over malice
- Occam's razor
Objects
- Motorola RAZR V3Motorola RAZR V3Motorola RAZR is a series of clamshell mobile phones by Motorola, and is one of the series in the 4LTR line. They were first developed in July 2003 and were released in the market in the third quarter of 2004....
, a mobile phone - Razor BladeRazor BladeThe Aston Martin Razor Blade team car was built in 1923 to break the one hour light car record of held by AC Cars. Although it failed to break the record, it did have success in race and record attempts in the 1920s....
, a 1920s racing car - Razor clamRazor clamRazor clam may refer to clams in the genus Ensis or Siliqua, including:*Ensis directus, Atlantic jackknife clam*Ensis arcuatus, razor shell*Siliqua patula, Pacific razor clam...
, a clam shaped like a razor - Razor (scooter)Razor (scooter)The Razor scooter is a compact folding Kick scooter invented by Micro Mobility Systems and manufactured by JD Corporation. The Razor appeared in 1999 and became extremely popular around 2000. Today, The Razor Scooter is manufactured by Razor USA, based in Cerritos, California...
, a compact aluminum kick scooter - Razor wireRazor wireBarbed tape or razor wire is a mesh of metal strips with sharp edges whose purpose is to prevent passage by humans. The term "razor wire", through long usage, has generally been used to describe barbed tape products...
, an anti-personnel security obstacle
Other uses
- Battlestar Galactica: RazorBattlestar Galactica: RazorBattlestar Galactica: Razor is a television film of the re-imagined Battlestar Galactica television series. It premiered in the United States on Sci Fi Channel, in Canada on the Space channel and in the United Kingdom on Sky One.-Production:...
, a television film for Battlestar Galactica - Razor 1911Razor 1911Razor 1911 is a warez and demo group.-History:The group was originally founded as Razor 2992 by Doctor No, Insane TTM and Sector9 in Norway in October 1985 as a Commodore 64 software cracking group...
, a software cracking, "warez", and computer demo group - Vipul's RazorVipul's RazorVipul's Razor is a checksum-based, distributed, collaborative, spam-detection-and-filtering network. Through user contribution, Razor establishes a distributed and constantly updating catalogue of spam in propagation that is consulted by email clients to filter out known spam. Detection is done...
, a distributed, collaborative, spam detection and filtering network - Microsoft ASP.NET RazorMicrosoft ASP.NET Razor View EngineRazor is an ASP.NET programming syntax used to create dynamic web pages with the C# or Visual Basic programming languages. Razor was in development in June 2010 and was released for Microsoft Visual Studio 2010 in January 2011...
, a view-engine being developed at Microsoft for WebWorld Wide WebThe World Wide Web is a system of interlinked hypertext documents accessed via the Internet... - Gillette StadiumGillette StadiumGillette Stadium is a multi-purpose stadium located in Foxborough, Massachusetts, 21 miles southwest of downtown Boston and from downtown Providence, Rhode Island. It serves as the home stadium and administrative offices for the New England Patriots football team and the New England Revolution...
, stadium that is home to the New England PatriotsNew England PatriotsThe New England Patriots, commonly called the "Pats", are a professional football team based in the Greater Boston area, playing their home games in the town of Foxborough, Massachusetts at Gillette Stadium. The team is part of the East Division of the American Football Conference in the National...
and New England RevolutionNew England RevolutionThe New England Revolution is an American professional association football club based in Foxborough, Massachusetts which competes in Major League Soccer , the top professional soccer league in the United States and Canada...
, which is nicknamed "The Razor."