turbo

Turbo means:

• a genus of turban snails , see Turbo (genus)
• the abbreviation for turbine , a fluid energy or flow machine
• Colloquially a turbocharger , an exhaust gas turbine to increase the performance of piston engines
• Colloquially for a turbo compressor , an axial or radial compressor
• Turbo (Colombia) , a port city in Antioquia Department, Colombia
• the Turbo button on Intel PCs to reduce computing power
• Old slang term for the world's first operational jet fighter, the Messerschmitt Me 262
• the title of an album by the British heavy metal band Judas Priest, see Turbo (Judas Priest album)
• the title of an album by the German rapper Karate Andi, see Turbo (Karate-Andi-Album)
• the brand name Turbo of the former Swiss automobile manufacturer Automobilfabrik GW Müller & Co.
• the former German automobile manufacturer Turbo-Motoren from Stuttgart
• the former German automobile manufacturer Turbomotors Abgasechnik from Urbach
• a Polish heavy and thrash metal band, see Turbo (band)
• an animated film from 2013 called Turbo - Little Snail, Big Dream
• a fictional character by the multimedia artist and musician Oliver Tree

Turbo is the name of the following people:

• Quintus Marcius Turbo , Roman military and Praetorian prefect
• Tumo Turbo (1970–2008), Ethiopian marathon runner

See also:

• Thurbo , railway company in Eastern Switzerland
• turbulence

This is a disambiguation page for differentiating between several terms identified with the same word.