RPO may refer to:

Business

Recovery point objective IT disaster recovery (also, simply disaster recovery (DR)) is the process of maintaining or reestablishing vital infrastructure and systems following a natural or human-induced disaster, such as a storm or battle. DR employs policies, tools, and ...

, in business-continuity planning for computing * Recruitment Process Outsourcing, a form of business-process outsourcing *

Regular Production Option A Regular Production Option (RPO) is a 3-digit standardized code used by General Motors to designate vehicle options and modifications. RPO codes designate how a vehicle is built. They have been used on dealership order forms and in assembly plants ...

, a General Motors standard coding system

Military

* Regulating Petty Officer, a rate (rank) in the

Royal Navy Police The Royal Navy Police (RNP) is the service police branch of the Royal Navy and Royal Marines. Members of the RNP enforce service law and discipline. The Royal Navy Police was known as the Royal Navy Regulating Branch until 2007, when the servi ...

RPO-A Shmel (Bumblebee) The RPO-A Shmel () is a man-portable, single-use, rocket-assisted thermobaric weapon. While its name directly translates to flamethrower (and it is classified as such in Russian military documents), the RPO-A Shmel is more accurately described as ...

, a grenade launcher produced by Russia

Music

Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra The Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra (RPO) is an American orchestra based in the city of Rochester, New York. Its primary concert venue is the Eastman Theatre at the Eastman School of Music. History George Eastman, founder of Eastman Kodak Compan ...

, an orchestra in New York State *

Royal Philharmonic Orchestra The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra (RPO) is a British symphony orchestra based in London, England. The RPO was established by Thomas Beecham in 1946. In its early days, the orchestra secured profitable recording contracts and important engagemen ...

, an orchestra in London, England

Science and technology

* Recursive path ordering, a well-ordering in term rewriting (computer science) * Research Performing Organisations, a term used in European science policy

Sports

* Runs per over or

run rate In cricket, the run rate (RR), or runs per over (RPO), is the average number of runs a batting side scores per over. It includes all runs made by the batting side in the innings to that point of the game, both the runs scored by the batsmen an ...

, a measure in the game of cricket *

Run-pass option The run-pass option (RPO) is a type of designed option play in American football in which the offensive team has the ability to either rush or pass the ball depending on the alignment and actions of defensive team. Like the standard read-optio ...

, an offensive scheme in American football

Other

Railway post office In Canada and the United States, a railway post office, commonly abbreviated as RPO, was a railroad car that was normally operated in passenger service and used specifically for staff to sort mail en route, in order to speed delivery. The RPO w ...

, a mobile post office set up in a railway car * Retail Post Outlet, a Canadian postal abbreviation * Revenue Protection Officer, a UK railway employee who issues penalty fares * Rural Planning Organization, U.S. state based, regional-level partnerships that facilitate transportation planning for state's rural areas * Rzecznik Praw Obywatelskich, a Polish ombudsman {{disambiguation