Ultra (disambiguation)

Ultra (disambiguation)

Ultra- is a prefix from Latin that means "beyond."

Ultra may also refer to:

In politics:
* Ultra, the codename for cryptographic intelligence obtained from German signal traffic in World War II.
*Ultra-royalists, also known as the Ultras, reactionaries who desired a return to system of government of pre-Revolution France after Napoleon's defeat.
* Ultra (Malaysia), racial extremists in Malaysia.
* ULTRA (UK agency), the Unrelated Live Transplant Regulatory Authority, a defunct UK government regulatory body.

In sport:
* Ultras, organized and fervent supporters of a sports team.
* Ultra Motorsports, a NASCAR team that ran from 1995-2005.
* The Ultra, a former name for the PhilSports Complex in Pasig City, Philippines.
* Ultra prominent peak, a list of mountains that have high prominence.

In technology:
* Sun Ultra series, a brand of computer workstations and servers sold by Sun Microsystems.
* ULTra, a personal rapid transit system currently under construction at London Heathrow airport.
* Ultra Products, an American computer parts manufacturer.
* Ultra Electronics, a British defence and aerospace company.
* Adobe Ultra, a vector keying application.

In geography and topography:
* Ultra prominent peak, a mountain with topographic prominence greater than 1,500 m.

In fiction:
* Ultras (Revelation Space), a faction of humanity in the "Revelation Space" hard science fiction universe.
* Ultraman, a superhero featured in a Japanese live action television program of the same name.
* Ultraman (comics), a DC Comics supervillain and evil counterpart of Superman.
* Ultra (comics), a comic book miniseries from Image Comics dealing with the personal lives of superheroes.
* The name used for superheroes in Malibu Comics' Ultraverse.
* Ultra the Multi-Alien, a DC Comics superhero.

In gaming:
* Ultra Games, a subsidiary of Konami of America created to publish video games for the (original) Nintendo game console.
* Ultra (newsletter), a newsletter for the "Advanced Third Reich" board wargame.

In music:
* Ultra Music Festival, an annual electronic music festival held in Miami, Florida.
* "Ultra" (album), a Depeche Mode album.
* Ultra (group), a rap duo consisting of Kool Keith and Tim Dog
* Ultra (boy band), a British boy band.
* "Ultra", the 1999 debut album by British band Ultra (boy band)
* "Ultra", a song by KMFDM.
* Ultra Records, a record label

ee also

* Ultras (disambiguation)


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