RAD or Rad may refer to:
Arts, entertainment and media Rad (film), a 1986 American sports film Rad (character), a villain in AC Comics's "Femforce" Rad Spencer, fictional character in the Bionic Commando video game series Bradley "Rad" White, fictional character in the Transformers Unicron Trilogy Rad (My-Otome), a fictional manga character Rad (video game), 2019 Robot Alchemic Drive, a video game Rad (journal), a Croatian academic journal
Businesses and organisations Rad Aviation, a defunct British aircraft manufacturer Rad Bar, a music venue in Wollongong, Australia RAD Group, a number of independent companies in the networking and telecommunications industry RAD Data Communications, an Israeli networking equipment manufacturer RAD Game Tools, a video game developer Reich Labour Service (Reichsarbeitsdienst), a paramilitary organization in Nazi Germany Rezvani Automotive Designs, American performance car manufacturer Rite Aid, New York Stock Exchange stock symbol RAD Royal Academy of Dance, British examination board for dance education and training Royal Association for Deaf people, British charity
People Given name or nickname Rad Dougall (Robert Anthony Dougall, born 1951), South African racing driver Rad Hourani (born 1982), Canadian fashion designer and artist Rad Kortenhorst (Leonardus Gerardus Kortenhorst, 1886–1963), Dutch politician Rad Martinez (born 1978), American mixed martial artist Sydney Valpy Radley-Walters (1920–2015), nicknamed Rad, Canadian Army officer Rad Radford, a ring name of American wrestler Louis Mucciolo Jr. (1971–1998)
Surname Jahon Rad (born 2001), American soccer player, twin brother of Kaveh Rad Jovana Rad (born 1987), Serbian basketball player Kaveh Rad (born 2001), American soccer player, twin brother of Jahon Rad Taras Rad (born 1999), Ukrainian Paralympic cross-country skier and biathlete
Places Rád, a village in Pest county, Hungary Rad (village), in Trebišov District, Slovakia Radnorshire, historic county in Wales Allegheny Regional Asset District, a special purpose unit of local government in Pennsylvania, U.S.
Science and technology Radian, symbol rad, a unit of angle Rad (radiation unit), a unit of absorbed radiation dose Radiation assessment detector, a scientific instrument on board the Curiosity rover Radical of an integer, , in number theory Rapid application development, a software development approach Reactive attachment disorder, an emotional disorder Reflex anal dilation, the reflexive dilation of the human anus Relative abundance distribution, a measure of biodiversity Restriction site associated DNA markers, a type of genetic marker Right axis deviation, a heart condition .rad file format, for Radiance (software)
Other uses Rad (rune), an Anglo-Saxon rune Rade language, ISO 639-3 language code rad Radley railway station, England, station code RAD Rental Assistance Demonstration, an American federal public housing program Researchers Alliance for Development, a World Bank multidisciplinary network of researchers Rules for Archival Description, the Canadian archival descriptive standard FK Rad, a Serbian football club
See also
Radiator, a heat exchanger Gerhard von Rad (1901–1971), German theologian