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In science and technology
- Castor (star), a Geminorum
- Castor (software), a data binding framework for Java
- CASTOR, CAsk for Storage and Transport Of Radioactive material, containers used to transport highly radioactive nuclear waste
- CASTOR at CERN, CERN Advanced STORage manager, used at CERN, the European Laboratory for Research in Particle Physics
- CASTOR, "Centauro And Strange Object Research", a measurement tool in the Compact Muon Solenoid experiment at CERN
In biology
- Castor oil plant, the plant from which the poisonous castor bean grows
- * Castor oil, the oil of the castor bean
- * Castor wax, a type of wax produced from castor oil
- Castor
(genus), the genus name of the beaver
- * Castoreum, a natural scent derived from the beaver
In transportation
- Caster, a type of wheel (spelling variant)
- * Castor angle, alignment in the vertical longitudinal plane of a motor vehicle's wheels (a misspelling of caster)
- Castor (rocket stage), built by Thiokol
- A steam locomotive of the South Devon Railway Eagle class
- HMS Castor
, four ships of the Royal Navy
- USS Castor
, two ships of the United States Navy
- Castor
, Krebs class (Type 340) minesweeper, of the German Navy (1962—1990)
People
- Julius Caesar Drusus, son of the Emperor Tiberius, nicknamed "Castor"
- Saint Castor, name of several Christian saints
- * Castor of Apt, bishop of Apt, Vaucluse
- Castor of Rhodes, a Greek grammarian and rhetorician
- Stacey Castor, murderer from Liverpool, New York State
Fictional people
- Castor (mythology), one of the Gemini twins of Greek mythology
- Castor Oyl, a fictional character in the Popeye cartoons
- The villain in the movie Face/Off
, Castor Troy, portrayed by Nicolas Cage and John Travolta
- A character in the video game Spartan: Total Warrior
Places
- Castor, Alberta, Canada
- Castor, Cambridgeshire, England
- Castor, Louisiana, United States
- Castor (mountain), in the Pennine Alps
- Castor Bay in North Shore City, Auckland, New Zealand
- Castor Creek in Louisiana, United States
- Castor River (Missouri)
- Castor River (Ontario)
- An old name for Caistor St. Edmund, in Norfolk, England
Other uses
- Castor (band), an independent rock band from Champaign, Illinois
- Castor Cracking Group, a music group from Sweden
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