Orca is another name for a

killer whale The orca or killer whale (''Orcinus orca'') is a toothed whale belonging to the oceanic dolphin family, of which it is the largest member. It is the only extant species in the genus ''Orcinus'' and is recognizable by its black-and-white ...

, the world's biggest dolphin species. Orca, ORCA or Orcas may also refer to:

People

Quintus Valerius Orca Quintus Valerius Orca (''fl.'' 50s–40s BC) was a Roman praetor, a governor of the Roman province of Africa, and a commanding officer under Julius Caesar in the civil war against Pompeius Magnus and the senatorial elite. The main sources for Orca ...

(fl. 50s–40s B.C.), Roman praetor and officer under Julius Caesar

Places

Orca Basin The Orca Basin is a mid-slope, silled, mini-basin in the northern Gulf of Mexico some 300 km southwest of the Mississippi River mouth on the Louisiana continental slope.Meckler, A. N., et al.''Glacial to Holocene terrigenous organic matter in ...

, a mini-basin in the northern Gulf of Mexico * Orca Bay (Alaska), a bay near the town of Cordova * Orca (carbon capture plant), facility that uses direct air capture to remove carbon dioxide from the atmosphere * Orca gas field, a North Sea gas field * Orca Inlet, serves as an inlet to Prince William Sound from the Gulf of Alaska *

Orcas Island Orcas Island () is the largest of the San Juan Islands of the Pacific Northwest, which are in the northwestern corner of San Juan County, Washington. History and naming of the island The name "Orcas" is a shortened form of ''Horcasitas,'' fro ...

, the largest of the San Juan Islands in Washington state **

Orcas Island Airport Orcas Island Airport is a public airport located north of the central business district of Eastsound, Washington, Eastsound on Orcas Island in San Juan County, Washington, United States. ORS has been assigned to Orpheus Island Resort Waterpor ...

, the correspondent airport of the island ** Orcas Village, Washington (sometimes just called Orcas), a community on the island * Sandford Orcas, a village and parish in north west Dorset, England

Arts and entertainment

Fictional characters and vehicles

* Orca (DC Comics), the name of two different comic book characters * Orca (''.hack''), a character in the ''.hack'' video game series * ''Orca'', a fictional fishing vessel in the 1975 film '' Jaws''

Film

* ''Orca'' (1977 film), a horror film * Orca (2020 film), a Swedish drama film

Literature

* ''Orca'' (novel), a 1996 fantasy novel by Steven Brust

Music

* Orcas (duo), a Pacific Northwest duo * ''Orca'' (C-Bo album), 2012 * '' Orca Symphony No. 1'', an album by Serj Tankian * "Orca", a song by Deadmau5, from his 2009 compilation album '' At Play Vol. 2'' * ''Orca'', an album by Gus Dapperton

Organizations

* Opinion Research Center of Afghanistan * Orca Air, a 1996–2003 Egyptian regional airline * Orca Airways, a 2005–2018 small scheduled and charter airline based in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada * Orca Engineering, a Swiss sports car manufacturing company * Orca (company), a New Zealand wetsuit and sports apparel manufacturer * Organization for Respect and Care for Animals, an animal welfare organization * Otonabee Region Conservation Authority, a conservation authority in Ontario, Canada

Technology and computing

*The Online Representations and Certifications Application website, now superseded by the US government's System for Award Management * Orca, a

Windows Installer Windows Installer (msiexec.exe, previously known as Microsoft Installer, codename Darwin) is a software component and application programming interface (API) of Microsoft Windows used for the installation, maintenance, and removal of software. ...

database editor *

Orca (assistive technology) Orca is a Free and open-source software, free and open-source, flexible, extensible screen reader from the GNOME project for individuals who are blind or visually impaired. Using various combinations of speech synthesis and braille, Orca helps pro ...

, part of the free and open source GNOME desktop environment * ORCA (quantum chemistry program) * Orcas, the codename for Visual Studio 2008 * Oscillation Research with Cosmics in the Abyss, part of the

KM3NeT The Cubic Kilometre Neutrino Telescope, or KM3NeT, is a future European research infrastructure that will be located at the bottom of the Mediterranean Sea. It will host the next-generation neutrino telescope in the form of a water Cherenkov det ...

neutrino telescope * ORCA (computer system), a "get out the vote" application created by Mitt Romney's 2012 U.S. presidential campaign

Transportation

* Orca (supercar), a Swiss supercar *

ORCA card The ORCA card (standing for One Regional Card for All) is a contactless, stored-value smart card system for public transit in the Puget Sound region of Washington, United States. The card is valid on most transit systems in the Seattle metropo ...

, a smart card for public transit in the central Puget Sound region of Washington State, USA * ''Orca''-class patrol vessel, a class of training vessels for the Canadian Navy * USS ''Orca'', several United States Navy ships * Orca (AUV), autonomous underwater vehicle under development by Boeing and Huntington Ingalls Industries

Other

* Orca (dog) (2001–2014), a golden retriever and winner of the PDSA Gold Medal * Omni Role Combat Aircraft (ORCA), an Indian aircraft development program *ORCA, a

3D printed 3D printing or additive manufacturing is the construction of a three-dimensional object from a CAD model or a digital 3D model. It can be done in a variety of processes in which material is deposited, joined or solidified under computer co ...

AR-15 style rifle An AR-15-style rifle is any lightweight semi-automatic rifle based on the Colt AR-15 design. The original ArmaLite AR-15 is a scaled-down derivative of Eugene Stoner's ArmaLite AR-10 design. The then Fairchild Engine and Airplane Corporation d ...