Bolt
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Bolt or bolts may refer to:
Technology / Science
- Screw, a cylindrical threaded fastener
- Bolt (fastener), similar to a screw, used with a nut
- Bolt (climbing), an anchor point used in rock climbing
- Bolt (firearms), a mechanism used in firearms
- Crossbow bolt, ammunition used in a crossbow
- Bolt (network protocol), a network protocol used in database applications
- BOLT IOT Platform, an Internet of Things Platform that helps businesses connect their products and machines to the internet.
- Bolt (web browser)
- Bolt (website), a social networking and video website active from 1996 to 2007
- Chevrolet Bolt, an electric vehicle that General Motors put into limited production in 2016.
- Bolting (horticulture), the early growth of a flowering stalk in a crop plant
- Bolt (fabric), a unit of measurement
- Bolt, a bootloader for Broadcom ARM based products, and it's based on CFE
- Bolt, synonym of Lightning
Arts and entertainment
- Bolt (2008 film), a Disney animated movie
- Bolt (video game), based on the film
- The Bolt (Shostakovich), a three-act ballet by Dmitri Shostakovich
- Bolt (1994 film), a drama starring Richard Grieco
- Bolt (1986), a book by Dick Francis
- The Bolts, American band
People
Fictional characters
- Bolt (Disney character), fictional dog from the 2008 Disney film
- Bolt (comics), various characters
- Bolt Uzumaki, a fictional character in the manga Naruto
Places
- La Bolt, South Dakota, a town
- Bolt, West Virginia, an unincorporated census-designated place
- Bolt, Wisconsin, an unincorporated community
- Mount Bolt, Victoria Land, Antarctica
Sports
- Nickname of the San Diego Chargers, a National Football League team
- Nickname of the Tampa Bay Lightning, a National Hockey League team
- Anaheim Bolts, a Professional Arena Soccer League team
- Boston Bolts, a short-lived American Soccer League team
- Meralco Bolts, a Philippine Basketball Association team
- Hartmut Bölts (born 1961), retired German racing cyclist, brother of Udo Bölts
- Udo Bölts (born 1966), retired German racing cyclist, brother of Hartmut Bölts
- Usain Bolt, (born 1986), Jamaican Olympic world champion sprinter
Other uses
- Bolt (politics), to defect from or rebel against a political party, especially in the United States
- Bolting (horse), the term for when a horse runs away