Locator may refer to:
* One who locates, or is entitled to locate, a
land
Land, also known as dry land, ground, or earth, is the solid terrestrial surface of the planet Earth that is not submerged by the ocean or other bodies of water. It makes up 29% of Earth's surface and includes the continents and various isl ...
or
mining claim
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Lokator'' (in Latin ''locator''), a medieval servant in charge of organizing colonization and settlement
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Locator map
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Locator software, a type of e-commerce software
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Maidenhead Locator System, a method used by amateur radio operators to define locations on the Earth
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Record locators used by airlines and travel agencies
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Uniform Resource Locator
A Uniform Resource Locator (URL), colloquially termed as a web address, is a reference to a web resource that specifies its location on a computer network and a mechanism for retrieving it. A URL is a specific type of Uniform Resource Identifi ...
(URL)
* A device used in
acoustic location
Acoustic location is the use of sound to determine the distance and direction of its source or reflector. Location can be done actively or passively, and can take place in gases (such as the atmosphere), liquids (such as water), and in solids (s ...
* ''The Locator'', a series of novels by Richard Greener which were adapted into the television series
''The Finder''
*(Laboratory) A person in charge of knowing where all the staff of a laboratory are located, using signals from a badge that the staff wear.
Aviation
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Non-directional beacon
A non-directional beacon (NDB) or non-directional radio beacon is a radio beacon which does not include directional information. Radio beacons are radio transmitters at a known location, used as an aviation or marine navigational aid. NDB are ...
, a radio navigation aid for use by pilots of aircraft
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Locator outer marker, a radio navigation aid for use with an aircraft instrument landing system
See also
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Locate (disambiguation)
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Location (disambiguation)
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