Swift

Swift may refer to: == Arts and media == === Fictional characters === Jack Swift, in the 2004 video game Red Dead Revolver Jonathan Swift, alter ego of Blue Streak (Jonathan Swift), in Marvel Comics Logan Swift, in The Edge of the Night Margaret Swift-Bejarano, played by Dana Delany Philip Swift, in Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides Tom Swift, the central character in five series of books of juvenile science fiction and adventure novels, first appearing in 1910 Tom Swift Jr., following in the tradition of the earlier Tom Swift novels, first appearing in 1954 Swift (character), comic-book character from The Authority Swift Alternetter, in the film Cars Swift Otter, played by Brett Halsey Swift Paul, in Blaze and the Monster Machines Swift Saber Qi Liu, nickname of Qi Laoliu character in Demi-Gods and Semi-Devils Swift Wind, a fictional character from She-Ra: Princess of Power Swift Wolf, played by Miguel Ángel Landa Miss Swift, in Cardiacs === Other uses in arts and media === Swift, a newsletter of the James Randi Educational Foundation Swift (comic), a Hulton Press publication related to Eagle == Military == HSV-2 Swift, a non-commissioned catamaran leased by the US Navy Swift Boats, used by the US Navy in the Vietnam War Swift-class coastal patrol craft, patrol vessels built for the Republic of Singapore Navy HMS Swift, several ships of British Royal Navy Operation Swift, in the Vietnam War .220 Swift, a rifle cartridge == Organizations == === Sport === Swifts F.C., a defunct English football club Berlin Swifts F.C., a Northern Irish football club Dungannon Swifts F.C., a Northern Irish football club Linfield Swifts, Northern Irish reserves football team Markethill Swifts F.C., a Northern Irish football club Ballysillan Swifts F.C., a Northern Irish football club Bangor Swifts F.C., a Northern Irish football club St James Swifts F.C., a Northern Irish football club New South Wales Swifts, an Australian netball team Swifts (aerobatic team), a Russian aerobatic team === Transportation companies === Swift Cooper, a British racing car manufacturer Swift Leisure, a British manufacturer of caravans Swift Motor Company, of Coventry, England Swift Transportation, a US trucking company === Other organizations === SWIFT, an international organization facilitating transactions between banks SWIFT code or ISO 9362, the SWIFT/BIC code standard in banking Swift Engineering, an American engineering firm Swift & Company, a meat processing company Swifts (aerobatic team), a Russian aerobatic team == People == === Given name === === Surname === Swift (surname) Jonathan Swift, Anglo-Irish writer Taylor Swift, American singer and songwriter === Nickname, stage name, or epithet === Ashot the Swift (died 939), Georgian prince Swift (rapper) (born Ondre Moore), US rapper in D12 J-Swift (born 1971), Spanish-born American record producer K-Swift (1978–2008), American DJ, MC, radio personality and entrepreneur, musician, singer, rapper and record producer R-Swift (born 1981), American musician, rapper and singer Swift Nick, nickname of John Nevison (1639–1684), English highwayman Swift Runner, nickname of Maris Bryant Pierce (1811–1874), Seneca Nation chief, lawyer and teacher Swift Walker, nickname of Gurdon Saltonstall Hubbard (1802–1886), American pioneer == Places == River Swift, a river in England Swift County, Minnesota, a county in west-central Minnesota Swift, Minnesota, an unincorporated community in northern Minnesota Swift, Missouri, a ghost town in southeastern Missouri Swift Memorial College (1883–1952) in Rogersville, Tennessee, US Swifts, Darling Point, a mansion in Sydney, Australia == Science and technology == === Astronomy === Neil Gehrels Swift Observatory, a NASA spacecraft in low-Earth orbit dedicated to X-ray astronomy and the study of gamma-ray bursts Swift (lunar crater), a crater on the Moon Swift (Deimian crater), a crater on Deimos 5035 Swift (1991 UX), a Main-belt Asteroid === Biology === Swift (bird), a family of birds Swift butterflies, several genera in the skipper butterfly tribe Gegenini Swift lizards, iguanian lizards typically of the genus Sceloporus Snow swift lizards, of the iguanian genus Liolaemus Swift moth, of the family Hepialidae Swift fox, a species of North American fox === Computing and telecommunication === Acer Swift, a thin and lightweight line of laptops by Acer Swift (distributed storage), OpenStack's distributed storage component Swift (programming language), developed by Apple Inc. Swift (parallel scripting language), a programming language for parallel computing developed at the University of Chicago and Argonne National Laboratory Swift, the ARM architecture CPU core in the Apple A6 and Apple A6X Swift, an XMPP client for Windows, Mac and Linux SWIFT (system for wireless infotainment forwarding and teledistribution), a Data Radio Channel (DARC) subcarrier messaging standard === Vehicles === ==== Aircraft ==== Aériane Swift, a Belgian sail plane design Comper Swift, a British 1930s single-seat sporting aircraft Globe GC-1 Swift, an American two-seat light airplane produced from 1946 to 1951 Swift S-1, a Polish sailplane Supermarine Swift, a British jet fighter built after World War II ==== Land ==== Leyland Swift, a British mid-sized bus Suzuki Swift, a Japanese hatchback ==== Water ==== Swift Boat (disambiguation) === Other uses in science and technology === Swift (textiles), tool used to hold a hank of yarn .220 Swift, a rifle cartridge SWIFT code or ISO 9362, a standard for business identifier codes, issued by the Society for Worldwide Interbank Financial Telecommunication Swift water rescue, a subset of technical rescue dealing in white water river conditions Swiftfuel, an ethanol-derived replacement for leaded gasoline airplane fuel == Transit == Skokie Swift, now known as the CTA Yellow Line, between Chicago and Skokie, IL, US Swift Bus Rapid Transit, in Snohomish County, Washington, US Swift card, a public transport smartcard-based ticketing scheme operated by Transport for West Midlands in Birmingham, UK == Other uses == Structured What If Technique, in risk management Swift water rescue, a subset of technical rescue dealing in white water river conditions Swift v. Tyson, an 1842 case in the Supreme Court of the United States Justice Swift (disambiguation)