Reflector may refer to:

Science

* Reflector, a device that causes reflection (for example, a

mirror A mirror, also known as a looking glass, is an object that Reflection (physics), reflects an image. Light that bounces off a mirror forms an image of whatever is in front of it, which is then focused through the lens of the eye or a camera ...

or a

retroreflector A retroreflector (sometimes called a retroflector or cataphote) is a device or surface that reflects light or other radiation back to its source with minimum scattering. This works at a wide range of angle of incidence (optics), angle of incidenc ...

) *

Reflector (photography) In photography and cinematography, a reflector is an improvised or specialised reflective surface used to redirect light towards a given subject or scene. Types Apart from certain highly specialized components found in enlargers, projectors a ...

, used to control lighting contrast *

Reflecting telescope A reflecting telescope (also called a reflector) is a telescope that uses a single or a combination of curved mirrors that reflect light and form an image. The reflecting telescope was invented in the 17th century by Isaac Newton as an alternati ...

Reflector (antenna) An antenna reflector is a device that reflects electromagnetic waves. Antenna reflectors can exist as a standalone device for redirecting radio frequency (RF) energy, or can be integrated as part of an antenna assembly. Standalone reflector ...

, the part of an antenna that reflects radio waves * Reflector (cipher machine), a component of some rotor machines in cryptography * Reflector (microsatellite), space debris research microsatellite * ''Reflector'', the newsletter of the Boston section of the

Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) is an American 501(c)(3) public charity professional organization for electrical engineering, electronics engineering, and other related disciplines. The IEEE has a corporate office ...

* Reflector, in math, the left adjoint in a

reflective subcategory In mathematics, a full subcategory ''A'' of a category ''B'' is said to be reflective in ''B'' when the inclusion functor from ''A'' to ''B'' has a left adjoint. This adjoint is sometimes called a ''reflector'', or ''localization''. Dually, ''A'' ...

Neutron reflector A neutron reflector is any material that reflects neutrons. This refers to elastic scattering rather than to a specular reflection. The material may be graphite, beryllium, steel, tungsten carbide, gold, or other materials. A neutron reflect ...

, in physics

Computing

* .NET Reflector, code browser utility * Reflector, in an

electronic mailing list A mailing list is a collection of names and addresses used by an individual or an organization to send material to multiple recipients. Mailing lists are often rented or sold. If rented, the renter agrees to use the mailing list only at contra ...

, a single email address that reflects (sends/remails) a copy of an email sent to it to other email addresses * Reflector router, used in a distributed reflected denial of service attack (DRDoS) *

Reflector (cellular automaton) In cellular automaton, cellular automata such as Conway's Game of Life, a reflector is a pattern that can interact with a spaceship (cellular automaton), spaceship to change its direction of motion, without damage to the reflector pattern. In Li ...

, a type of pattern * Reflector, conferencing system used in the Internet Radio Linking Project

Music

* ''Reflector'' (Pablo Cruise album), a 1981 album by Pablo Cruise * ''Reflector'' (Killing Heidi album), a 2000 album by Killing Heidi * ''Reflector'' (PlanetShakers album), a 2002 album by PlanetShakers * Reflector (band), a rock band based in Beijing

Other uses

Reflector (Transformers) ''The Transformers'' is an animated television series that originally aired from September 17, 1984, to November 11, 1987, in syndication based upon Hasbro and Takara's ''Transformers'' toy line. The first television series in the ''Transform ...

, a fictional character in the ''Transformers'' toyline of the 1980s * The Reflector (disambiguation), several newspapers * ''

The Daily Reflector ''The Daily Reflector'' is a daily newspaper that serves Pitt County and eastern North Carolina. It is headquartered in Greenville, North Carolina. History The paper was originally titled "The Eastern Reflector", and was founded in 1882 by Davi ...

'', an eastern North Carolina–based newspaper *

Safety reflector A safety reflector is a retroreflector intended for pedestrians, running, runners, motorized and non-motorized vehicles. A safety reflector is similar to reflective stripes that can be found on safety vests and clothing worn by road workers and ...

, a retroreflector intended for pedestrians or vehicles

Science

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Music

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