Ravenscar

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proper noun

A coastal village in Staintondale parish, North Yorkshire, England, previously in Scarborough district, renamed from Peak in the early 20th century (OS grid ref NZ9801).

OriginOld Norse hrafn →
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Meanings

proper noun
  1. A coastal village in Staintondale parish, North Yorkshire, England, previously in Scarborough district, renamed from Peak in the early 20th century (OS grid ref NZ9801).
  2. abbreviationacronymcomputingAcronym of Reliable Ada Verifiable Executive Needed for Scheduling Critical Applications in Real Time.

Origin

  1. Old Norsehrafn
  2. EnglishRavenscar

Recorded as Rauenesere 1312, from Old Norse hrafn + sker, so Peak must have been a later renaming. The computing term was derived from the name of the village, the location of the 8th International Real-Time Ada Workshop (IRTAW 8).

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APA

Ravenscar. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Ravenscar

MLA

“Ravenscar.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Ravenscar. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Ravenscar,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Ravenscar.

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