turbo In an internal combustion engine, a turbocharger (also known as a turbo or a turbosupercharger) is a forced induction device that is powered by the flow of exhaust gases. It uses this energy to compress the intake air, forcing more air into the ...

, written as the clipping of "turbocharger", is a turbine-driven air induction device. Turbo may also refer to:

Science and technology

* ''Turbo'' (gastropod), a genus of sea snails *

Turbopump A turbopump is a fluid pump with two main components: a rotodynamic pump and a driving gas turbine, usually both mounted on the same shaft, or sometimes geared together. They were initially developed in Germany in the early 1940s. The most co ...

, a fuel pump *

Turbomolecular pump A turbomolecular pump is a type of vacuum pump, superficially similar to a turbopump, used to obtain and maintain high vacuum. These pumps work on the principle that gas molecules can be given momentum in a desired direction by repeated collis ...

, a device capable of producing high vacuum (extremely low pressures)

Computing

* AMD Turbo Core, a technology implemented by AMD that allows the processor to dynamically adjust its operating frequency * Intel Turbo Boost, Intel's trade name for a feature that automatically raises its processors' operating frequency * Turbo (software), an application virtualization and distribution environment for Microsoft Windows * Turbo button, on computers to select one of two run states: a default "turbo" speed or a slower speed * Turbo code, a form of error-correction coding, usually used in telecommunications

Arts, entertainment and media

Fictional characters

* Turbo (comics), a superheroine in the Marvel Comics universe *

Turbo (Gobots) This is an alphabetical list of GoBots characters with information on their appearances, fictional biographies and histories. Bad Boy Bad Boy is one of Cy-Kill's minions. He is a rough street punk always ready with an insult and looking for a ...

, a fictional character in the Gobots cartoon and toy line * Turbo, a film character in ''

Breakin' ''Breakin (also known as ''Breakdance'' in the United Kingdom and ''Break Street '84'' in other regions) is a 1984 American breakdancing-themed musical film, musical film directed by Joel Silberg and written by Charles Parker and Allen DeBev ...

'' and '' Breakin' 2: Electric Boogaloo'' * Turbo, a character in Disney's ''

Wreck-It Ralph ''Wreck-It Ralph'' is a 2012 American animated comedy film produced by Walt Disney Animation Studios. It was directed by Rich Moore and produced by Clark Spencer, from a screenplay by Phil Johnston (filmmaker), Phil Johnston and Jennifer Lee ( ...

'' * Turbo Norimaki, a fictional character from the anime and manga series ''Dr. Slump'' * Turbo, the titular character of the 2013 film listed below

Film and television

* ''Turbo'' (2013 film), a 2013 animated film by DreamWorks Animation * ''Turbo'' (2024 film), a 2024 Indian Malayalam-language film by Mammootty Kampany * ''Turbo Zone'', an infotainment program by

GMA Network GMA Network (an acronym of its legal name, Global Media Arts and commonly known as GMA) is a Television in the Philippines, Philippine commercial broadcast network, serving as the flagship property of publicly traded GMA Network (company), ...

that aired in November 2020 * '' Power Rangers Turbo'', a ''Power Rangers'' franchise television series that aired in 1997 ** '' Turbo: A Power Rangers Movie'', a 1997 film in the ''Power Rangers'' franchise

Gaming

* ''Turbo'' (video game), a Sega arcade game released in 1981 *

TurboGrafx-16 The TurboGrafx-16, known in Japan as the , is a home video game console developed by Hudson Soft and manufactured by NEC. It was released in Japan in 1987 and in North America in 1989. The first console of the fourth generation of video game con ...

, a video game console by NEC Corporation * '' TrackMania Turbo'', a Ubisoft video game released in 2016

Music

Albums and EPs

* ''Turbo'' (Judas Priest album) * ''Turbo'' (The Pietasters album) * ''Turbo'' (EP), an EP by Sonic Boom Six

Groups

* Turbo (Czech band) is a Czech band founded in 1981 * Turbo (Polish band), a Polish heavy metal band * Turbo (South Korean band), a Korean dance group

Radio

* SiriusXM Turbo, a 90s and 2000s Hard Rock music channel on SiriusXM

People

* Marcius Turbo, 2nd century Roman general * Conor Turbitt, Gaelic footballer nicknamed "Turbo" * Turbo B (Durron Maurice Butler, born 1967), American rapper and musician * Turbo (record producer), American record producer and songwriter * Turbo (street dancer), British street dancer, musician and entertainer * Magnus Svensson (footballer) (born 1969), Swedish association footballer nicknamed "Turbo"

Other uses

Turbo, Colombia Turbo is a port city in Antioquia Department, Colombia. Part of the Urabá Antioquia sub-region, it is located on the coast of Gulf of Urabá, 340 km north of Medellín (the department capital and second largest city). This port city is the ...

, a port city * Turbo, Eldoret, a settlement in Uasin Gishu County, Kenya * Turbo (train), a 1960s high-speed train in Canada * Turbo (chewing gum), a brand of Turkish chewing gum *

Turbo (finance) A turbo is a leveraged financial derivative first introduced by Goldman Sachs in 2004. They are tradable by institutional and private investors and have characteristics similar to contracts for difference and covered warrants. Turbo's are popular ...

, financial instrument * Turbo, a mascot of the

Houston Rockets The Houston Rockets are an American professional basketball team based in Houston. The Rockets compete in the National Basketball Association (NBA) as a member of the Southwest Division (NBA), Southwest Division of the Western Conference (NBA) ...

basketball team * Turbo tournament, in

Poker Poker is a family of Card game#Comparing games, comparing card games in which Card player, players betting (poker), wager over which poker hand, hand is best according to that specific game's rules. It is played worldwide, with varying rules i ...

Porsche Dr. Ing. h.c. F. Porsche AG, usually shortened to Porsche (; see below), is a German automobile manufacturer specializing in luxury, high-performance sports cars, SUVs and sedans, headquartered in Stuttgart, Baden-Württemberg, Germany. Th ...

(model) Turbo, a version of a series of cars