VR

VR often refers to virtual reality, a computer technology that simulates an environment with which a user may interact

VR may also refer to:

In arts and entertainment

Music

• Velvet Revolver, a rock band
• Vengeance Rising, a Christian thrash metal band

Gaming

• Virtua Racing, an arcade racing game by Sega
• Spectre VR, an enhanced version of Spectre (computer game)

Television

• VR.5, an American science fiction television series in 1995
• VR Troopers, an American action television show from 1994 to 1996

Businesses

• VR Group, a Finnish railway company, formerly known as Valtion rautatiet (State Railways)
• Valdosta Railway, in the US state of Georgia
• Victorian Railways, in the Australian state of Victoria
• Viktor & Rolf, an Amsterdam-based fashion house
• Volksbanken und Raiffeisenbanken, a brand of co-operative banks in Germany
• Cape Verde Airlines (IATA airline code)

Government and military

• Vetenskapsrådet, the Swedish Research Council
• Victoria Regina, royal cypher of Queen Victoria of the UK (1819–1901)
• Vital records, records of life events kept by a government, including birth certificates, marriage licenses, and death certificates
• Volunteer Reserves (United Kingdom)
• Fleet Logistics Support squadron of the US Navy

In science and technology

In computing and electronics

• Virtual reality, a computer technology that simulates an environment with which a user may interact
  • VR photography, the creation and viewing of wide-angle panoramic photographs, generally encompassing a full circle
    • QuickTime VR, an image file format developed by Apple for panoramic images
• Videocassette recorder, a device that records and plays back analog audio and video using magnetic tape
• Voltage regulator, an electric circuit designed to maintain a constant voltage level
• DVD-VR, an editable optical media format

In transportation

• V_R, an aircraft's rotation speed
• VR6 engine, a family of internal combustion engines made by Volkswagen
• Holden VR Commodore, an automobile introduced by Holden in 1993
• Bristol VR, a double-decker bus built by the Bristol Commercial Vehicles

Other uses in science and technology

• VR (nerve agent), a nerve gas, also known as Russian VX, Soviet V-gas, Substance 33, or R-33
• Velocity ratio, the ratio of input to output speeds in a mechanical system
• Venous return, the rate of bloodflow returning to the heart
• Vibration Reduction, an anti-shake lens technology by Nikon
• Virtual reality therapy, for the treatment of PTSD patients

Other uses

• Vanguardia Revolucionaria, a Peruvian political group
• Vatican Radio, the official broadcasting service of the Vatican
• Voluntary redundancy, a financial incentive offered by an organisation to encourage employees to voluntarily resign
• University of Iceland VR, three buildings on the University of Iceland campus