Raw is an adjective usually describing: *

Raw material A raw material, also known as a feedstock, unprocessed material, or primary commodity, is a basic material that is used to produce goods, finished goods, energy, or intermediate materials/Intermediate goods that are feedstock for future finished ...

s, basic materials from which products are manufactured or made *

Raw food Raw foodism, also known as rawism or a raw food diet, is the diet (nutrition), dietary practice of eating only or mostly food that is cooking, uncooked and processed food, unprocessed. Depending on the philosophy, or type of lifestyle and resu ...

, uncooked food Raw or RAW may also refer to:

Computing and electronics

* .RAW, a proprietary

mass spectrometry data format Mass spectrometry is a scientific technique for measuring the mass-to-charge ratio of ions. It is often coupled to chromatographic techniques such as gas- or liquid chromatography and has found widespread adoption in the fields of analytical chem ...

Raw audio format A raw audio file is any file containing un- containerized and uncompressed audio. The data is stored as raw pulse-code modulation (PCM) values without any metadata header information (such as sampling rate, bit depth, endian, or number of ch ...

, a file type used to represent sound in uncompressed form *

Raw image format A camera raw image file contains unprocessed or minimally processed data from the image sensor of either a digital camera, a motion picture film scanner, or other image scanner. Raw files are so named because they are not yet processed, ...

, a variety of image files used by digital cameras, containing unprocessed data *

Rawdisk In computing, the term raw disk, often referred to as raw, is used to refer to hard disk access at a raw, binary level, beneath the file system level, and using partition data at the MBR. A notable example is in the context of platform virtua ...

, binary level disk access *

Read after write Direct read after write is a procedure that compares data recorded onto a medium against the source. A typical example would be CD burning software which reads a CD-ROM A CD-ROM (, compact disc read-only memory) is a type of read-only memory c ...

, technologies used for CD-R and CD-RW * Read after write (RAW) hazard, a data dependency hazard considered in microprocessor architecture * Raw display, a raw framed monitor.

Film and television

Raw TV Raw TV is a British television production company based in London producing documentaries and scripted television shows, including ''Gold Rush'', ''Banged Up Abroad'', '' Shackleton: Death or Glory'', '' Three Identical Strangers'', '' Stanley ...

, a British TV production company * ''Raw'' (film), a 2016 film * ''Raw'' (TV series), an Irish drama series * ''

Eddie Murphy Raw ''Eddie Murphy Raw'' is a 1987 American stand-up comedy film starring Eddie Murphy and directed by Robert Townsend. It was Murphy's second feature stand-up comedy film, following '' Eddie Murphy Delirious''. However, unlike ''Delirious'', ''Raw ...

'', a 1987 live stand-up comedy recording * '' Ramones: Raw'', a 2004 music documentary * ''

Raw FM ''Raw FM'' was an Australian television series produced by the Australian Broadcasting Corporation (the ABC). It aired for one thirteen-episode season between November 1997 and February 1998 and has been re-broadcast. ''Raw FM'' is about an in ...

'', an Australian television series * ''

WWE Raw ''WWE Raw'', also known as ''Monday Night Raw'' or simply ''Raw'', is an American professional wrestling television program produced by WWE. It currently airs Live television, live every Monday at 8 p.m. Eastern Time (ET) on Netflix. The show fe ...

'', a weekly World Wrestling Entertainment program

Games

* Rules as written, or RAW, the literal rules of a game, similar to the

letter of the law The letter of the law and the spirit of the law are two possible ways to regard rules or laws. To obey the "letter of the law" is to follow the literal reading of the words of the law, whereas following the "spirit of the law" is to follow th ...

* ''WWF Raw'' (1994 video game), professional wrestling video game * ''WWF Raw'' (2002 video game), professional wrestling video game * '' WWE Raw 2'', Xbox professional wrestling video game *

WWE video games This is a list of professional wrestling video games and game series based on the American professional wrestling promotion WWE. Standalone video games *''MicroLeague Wrestling'' was the first WWF theme video game to be released. The game was ...

, category listing all games based on WWE RAW franchise and more

Magazines

* ''Raw'' (comics magazine), comics magazine launched in 1980 * ''Raw'' (music magazine), British magazine published by EMAP in the 1980s and 1990s * ''Raw Magazine'', published by World Wrestling Entertainment, see ''

WWE Magazine ''WWE Magazine'' was the official professional wrestling magazine of WWE. This incarnation of the magazine contains lifestyle sections, a monthly calendar, entertainment, work out tips, and other information. It was announced in July 2014 tha ...

Music

Albums

* ''R.A.W.'' (album), a 2000 album by Daz Dillinger * ''RAW'' (City Girls album), 2023 * ''Raw'' (Alyson Williams album), 1989 * ''Raw'' (Crack the Sky album), 1986 * ''Raw'' (Hopsin album), 2010 * ''Raw'' (Jimmy Barnes album), 2001 * ''Raw'' (Juvenile album), 2005 * ''Raw'' (Keith LeBlanc album), 1990 * ''Raw'' (Moxy album), 2002 * ''Raw'' (Ra album), 2006 * ''Raw'' (Sex Pistols album), recorded 1976, released 1997 * ''Raw'' (Shannon Noll album), 2021 * ''Raw'' (The Alarm album), 1991 * ''

A Little More Personal (Raw) ''A Little More Personal (Raw)'' (stylized ''A Little More Personal (RAW)'') is the second studio album by American actress and singer Lindsay Lohan, released on November 30, 2005, by Casablanca Records. The album features darker material than Lo ...

'', a 2005 album by Lindsay Lohan

Songs

* "Raw" (song), the lead single from Spandau Ballet's ''Heart Like a Sky'' * "Raw", a song by Bad Meets Evil from the ''Southpaw'' soundtrack * "Raw", a song by Staind from ''

Dysfunction Dysfunction can refer to: * Abnormality (behavior) * Dysfunctional family * Sexual dysfunction * ''Dysfunction'' (album), an album by the rock band Staind * Manifest and latent functions and dysfunctions (sociological theory) *Measurement dysfunc ...

'' * "Raw Raw", a song by K.Flay from ''Mono''

People

Mr Raw Okechukwu Edwards Ukeje, better known as Mr Raw, is a Nigerian rapper and songwriter who was born and raised in Enugu (city), Enugu. A native of Abia State, he previously went by the stage name Dat Nigga Raw and is a pioneer of Igbo rap. Early ...

, (born 1975), stage name of rapper Okechukwu Edwards Ukeje *

Robert Anton Wilson Robert Anton Wilson (born Robert Edward Wilson; January 18, 1932 – January 11, 2007) was an American writer, futurist, psychologist, and self-described agnostic mystic. Recognized within Discordianism as an Episkopos, pope and saint, Wilson ...

(1932–2007), an American author. *

The Mighty Raw Ronald Aaron Wasserman (born September 2, 1961), also known as Aaron Waters and The Mighty Raw, is an American musician who composed the original theme songs for ''Mighty Morphin Power Rangers'' and ''X-Men: The Animated Series''. He was also a me ...

, pseudonym of American musician Ron Wasserman (born 1961) * David Raw (born 1944), English cricketer *

Harry Raw Henry Raw (born 6 July 1903) was a professional footballer, who played for Tow Law Town, Huddersfield Town and West Bromwich Albion West Bromwich Albion Football Club (), commonly known as West Brom or The Albion, is a professional asso ...

(born 1903), English footballer *

Nathan Raw Lieutenant-Colonel Nathan Raw (2 August 1866 – 28 August 1940) was a British Conservative Party (UK), Conservative Party politician and physician well known for his work on tuberculosis and also in the field of medical psychology. Raw was pr ...

(1866–1940), English physician and politician *

Peter Raw Air Commodore Peter Frank Raw, (5 June 1922 – 14 July 1988) was a senior officer and pilot in the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF). He saw combat in a heavy bomber unit in the European theatre during the later stages of World War II an ...

(1922–1988), Royal Australian Air Force officer * Rowland Raw (1884–1915), English cricketer * Simon Raw (born 1994), South African rugby union player *

Sydney Raw Vice Admiral (Royal Navy), Vice Admiral Sir Sydney Moffatt Raw Order of the British Empire, KBE Order of the Bath, CB (1898–1967) was a Royal Navy officer who went on to be Fourth Sea Lord. Naval career Raw served in World War I and fought at t ...

(1898–1967), Royal Navy vice admiral *

Vanessa Raw Vanessa Raw (born 28 September 1984 in Hexham) is a British artist and former professional triathlete. Raw had a successful 11-year career as a triathlete and achieved 8 top ten positions and 3 medals across 26 World Triathlon races. ...

(born 1984), English triathlete *

Vause Raw Wyatt Vause Raw (21 September 1921 – 13 March 2001) was a conservative opposition South African Politics of South Africa, politician of the Apartheid era. He was a prominent member of the United Party (South Africa), United Party from the 1940 ...

(1921–2001), South African politician

Organisation

Research and Analysis Wing The Research and Analysis Wing (R&AW) is the foreign intelligence agency of the Republic of India. The agency's primary function is gathering foreign intelligence, counter-terrorism, counter-proliferation, advising Indian policymakers, and a ...

, or RAW, India's external intelligence agency *

Rosa Antifa Rosa Antifa Wien (RAW, ; ) is an Austrian left-wing action group in existence since 1995. Their activists regularly appear at rallies and demonstrations. Their tactics include producing and distributing pamphlets and flyers. Work In 1995, ...

Wien, an Austrian left-wing action group

Other uses

* Raw, Northumberland, a former civil parish, now in Brinkburn, England *

Raw, North Yorkshire Raw is a hamlet in the county of North Yorkshire, England, near to the villages of Fylingthorpe, Robin Hood's Bay, and Hawsker. The hamlet is mostly agricultural in nature and it lies north-west of Fylingthorpe, south-east of Whitby, and due e ...

, England * ''Raw'' (novel), 1998 novel by Scott Monk *

RAW (rolling papers) RAW is a brand of rolling papers created in 1995 by Josh Kesselman. Rolling papers are designed to be used for smoking cannabis. RAW Cigarette filter, filters and hand-rolling machines are also products from the same brand. History 1993–2004 ...

, hemp based rolling papers introduced in 2005 *

Raw (WWE brand) WWE Raw, Raw is a WWE brand extension, brand of the American professional wrestling promotion WWE that was established on March 25, 2002. Brands are divisions of WWE's roster where wrestlers are assigned to perform on a weekly basis when a brand e ...

, one of the WWE brands *

Radio Warwick RAW 1251AM is the student radio station at the University of Warwick and winner of the 2000 and 2003 BBC Radio 1 Student Radio Association Best Station awards. Formerly known as W963, during the years when broadcasts were conducted via an in ...

, call letters RAW, the University of Warwick student radio station *

Raw Comedy Award Raw Comedy, stylised as RAW Comedy, is an Australian annual competition for emerging stand-up comedy, stand-up comedians held by Melbourne International Comedy Festival. History and description The Raw Comedy competition was established at th ...

, an Australian competition for stand-up comedians * Rifleman's assault weapon, a rocket-propelled rifle-launched standoff munition *

RAW (restaurant) RAW is a restaurant in Taipei, Taiwan owned by Chef André Chiang. It has two Michelin star The ''Michelin Guides'' ( ; ) are a series of guide books that have been published by the French tyre company Michelin since 1900. The ''Guide'' award ...

, a restaurant in Taipei, Taiwan