Orca is another name for a killer whale, the world's biggest dolphin species.
Orca, ORCA or Orcas may also refer to:
People Quintus Valerius Orca (fl. 50s–40s B.C.), Roman praetor and officer under Julius Caesar
Places Orca Basin, a mini-basin in the northern Gulf of Mexico Orca Bay (Alaska), a bay near the town of Cordova Orca (carbon capture plant), facility that uses direct air capture to remove carbon dioxide from the atmosphere Orca gas field, a North Sea gas field Orca Inlet, serves as an inlet to Prince William Sound from the Gulf of Alaska Orcas Island, the largest of the San Juan Islands in Washington state Orcas Island Airport, the correspondent airport of the island Orcas Village, Washington (sometimes just called Orcas), a community on the island Sandford Orcas, a village and parish in north west Dorset, England
Arts and entertainment
Fictional characters and vehicles Orca (DC Comics), the name of two different comic book characters Orca (.hack), a character in the .hack video game series Orca, a fictional fishing vessel in the 1975 film Jaws
Film Orca (1977 film), a horror film Orca (2020 film), a Swedish drama film
Literature Orca (novel), a 1996 fantasy novel by Steven Brust
Music Orcas (duo), a Pacific Northwest duo Orca (C-Bo album), 2012 Orca Symphony No. 1, an album by Serj Tankian "Orca", a song by Deadmau5, from his 2006 album Vexillology and 2009 compilation album At Play Vol. 2 Orca, an album by Gus Dapperton
Organizations Opinion Research Center of Afghanistan Orca Air, a 1996–2003 Egyptian regional airline Orca Airways, a 2005–2018 small scheduled and charter airline based in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada Orca Engineering, a Swiss sports car manufacturing company Orca (company), a New Zealand wetsuit and sports apparel manufacturer Otonabee Region Conservation Authority, a conservation authority in Ontario, Canada
Technology and computing The Online Representations and Certifications Application website, now superseded by the US government's System for Award Management Orca, a Windows Installer database editor Orca (assistive technology), part of the free and open source GNOME desktop environment ORCA (quantum chemistry program) Orcas, the codename for Visual Studio 2008 Oscillation Research with Cosmics in the Abyss, part of the KM3NeT neutrino telescope ORCA (computer system), a "get out the vote" application created by Mitt Romney's 2012 U.S. presidential campaign
Transportation Orca (supercar), a Swiss supercar ORCA card, a smart card for public transit in the central Puget Sound region of Washington State, USA Orca-class patrol vessel, a class of training vessels for the Canadian Navy USS Orca, several United States Navy ships Orca (AUV), autonomous underwater vehicle under development by Boeing and Huntington Ingalls Industries
Other Orca (dog) (2001–2014), a golden retriever and winner of the PDSA Gold Medal Omni Role Combat Aircraft (ORCA), an Indian aircraft development program Seattle Orcas, a team in Major League Cricket
See also
Orka (character), a villain in the Marvel comic books Orc, a fictional humanoid monster AUKUS, a trilateral security pact Orcas (disambiguation)