GTO
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- A gate turn-off thyristorGate turn-off thyristorA gate turn-off thyristor is a special type of thyristor, a high-power semiconductor device. GTOs, as opposed to normal thyristors, are fully controllable switches which can be turned on and off by their third lead, the GATE lead.-Device description:...
- Geographic targeting orderGeographic targeting orderA Geographic targeting order is an order issued by the United States Secretary of Treasury requiring any United States domestic financial institutions that exist within a geographic area to report on transactions any greater than a specified value. GTOs are defined in the Bank Secrecy Act in...
, an order issued by the United States Secretary of Treasury - Geostationary transfer orbitGeostationary transfer orbitA geosynchronous transfer orbit or geostationary transfer orbit is a Hohmann transfer orbit used to reach geosynchronous or geostationary orbit....
, an intermediate orbit around the Earth - The station code of Gorton railway stationGorton railway stationGorton railway station serves Gorton district of the city of Manchester, England. The station is on the Manchester-Glossop Line and the 4 km east of Manchester Piccadilly....
in Greater Manchester, England - Grand Touring Over, the International Motor Sports AssociationInternational Motor Sports AssociationThe International Motor Sports Association is an American sports car auto racing sanctioning body based in Braselton, Georgia. It was started by John Bishop, a former employee of SCCA , and his wife Peggy in 1969 with help from Bill France, Sr...
category for production cars over 2500 cc (later revised to 3000 cc) - Gran Turismo Omologato (Italian for 'Grand Touring HomologatedHomologation (motorsport)In motorsports, homologation is the approval process a vehicle, race track or standardised part must go through to race in a given league or series. The regulations and rules that must be met are generally set by the series' sanctioning body...
' or 'Great Accredited Tourism'), a model name used on several grand tourerGrand tourerA grand tourer is a high-performance luxury automobile designed for long-distance driving. The most common format is a two-door coupé with either a two-seat or a 2+2 arrangement....
automobiles:- Ferrari 250 GTOFerrari 250 GTOThe Ferrari 250 GTO is a GT car which was produced by Ferrari from 1962 to 1964 for homologation into the FIA's Group 3 Grand Touring Car category....
- Ferrari 288 GTOFerrari 288 GTOThe Ferrari GTO is an exotic homologation of the Ferrari 308 GTB produced from 1984 through 1986, designated GT for Gran Turismo and O for Omologato .- Background :...
- Ferrari 599 GTO
- Pontiac GTOPontiac GTOThe Pontiac GTO is an automobile built by Pontiac Division of General Motors in the United States from 1964 to 1974, and by GM subsidiary Holden in Australia from 2004 to 2006. It is considered an innovative, and now classic muscle car of the 1960s and 1970s...
- Mitsubishi Galant GTOMitsubishi Galant GTOThe Mitsubishi Colt Galant GTO was first shown as the Galant GTX-1 showcar at the 1969 Tokyo Motor Show. Sales began in November 1970, when it was the flagship hardtop variant of Mitsubishi Heavy Industries's then-new Colt Galant sedan....
- Mitsubishi GTOMitsubishi GTOThe Mitsubishi GTO is a sports car built by Japanese automaker Mitsubishi Motors between 1990 and 2001. In most export markets it was rebadged as a Mitsubishi 3000GT. It was also sold by Chrysler in North America as a Dodge Stealth captive import from the 1991 to 1996 model years with only minor...
- Ferrari 250 GTO
- Great Teacher OnizukaGreat Teacher Onizuka, officially abbreviated as GTO, is a Japanese shōnen manga written and illustrated by Tohru Fujisawa. It was originally serialized in Weekly Shōnen Magazine from May 1997 to April 2002. The story focuses on 22-year-old ex-bōsōzoku member Eikichi Onizuka, who becomes a teacher at a private high...
, the manga, anime, live-action, and movie - GuanajuatoGuanajuatoGuanajuato officially Estado Libre y Soberano de Guanajuato is one of the 31 states which, with the Federal District, comprise the 32 Federal Entities of Mexico. It is divided in 46 municipalities and its capital city is Guanajuato....
, Mexico's state abbreviation - Ready for Labour and Defence of the USSRReady for Labour and Defence of the USSRReady for Labour and Defence of the USSR , abbreviated as GTO was the All-Union physical culture training programme, introduced in the USSR on March 11, 1931 on the initiative by VLKSM. It was a complement to the Unified Sports Classification System of the USSR...
, the Soviet physical culture training programme - Ronny & the DaytonasRonny & the DaytonasRonny & the Daytonas were an American surf rock group of the early 1960s, whose members included Paul Jensen , Thomas Ramey , Lynn Williams , Lee Kraft and John "Bucky" Wilkin , with contributions from many more such as Larry Butler Ronny Clark and Buzz Cason.-History:The group...
's debut song - The GTOsThe GTOsThe GTOs were a "groupie group" that consisted of Miss Pamela , Miss Sparky , Miss Lucy , Miss Christine , Miss Sandra , Miss Mercy and Miss Cynderella...
(Girls Together Outrageously), a late 1960s "band" closely associated with Frank Zappa and featuring Pamela Des Barres - Greater Than One, a pop/gabber husband and wife band formed in 1985
- "G.T.O.", a 1987 single by Sinitta
- GTO - a mythical program or campaign launched by Microsoft, the name derived as the preceding letter prior to HUP (see HALHAL 9000HAL 9000 is the antagonist in Arthur C. Clarke's science fiction Space Odyssey saga. HAL is an artificial intelligence that interacts with the astronaut crew of the Discovery One spacecraft, usually represented as a red television-camera eye found throughout the ship...
vs. IBM in 2001: A Space Odyssey (film)2001: A Space Odyssey (film)2001: A Space Odyssey is a 1968 epic science fiction film produced and directed by Stanley Kubrick, and co-written by Kubrick and Arthur C. Clarke, partially inspired by Clarke's short story The Sentinel...
) - Golgi tendon organ, a proprioceptive sensory receptor organ
- Gaussian-type orbital, compare also Slater-type orbital (STO)
- GTO RecordsGTO RecordsGTO Records is a British Record label which released many hits during the 1970s. It ran from 1974 to 1981 and mainly concentrated on pop music and disco.-Background:...
, a UK record label - GTO (band)GTO (band)GTO are an Australian band formed in Auckland. Their single, "Superstars Of Modern Love", reached #92 on the ARIA Singles chart and was used by Channel 10 for a promo clip.-Discography:album*Superstars Of Modern Love - MGM...
, an Australian band