Tar (disambiguation)

Tar may refer to:

Substances

Tar, a viscous organic black liquid
Tar (tobacco residue), the partially combusted particulate matter produced by smoking
Black tar heroin, a cheap, unpurified form of heroin

tar (file format), an archive file format (extension .tar) and related command line program name, the tape archiver

"Tar" or " Jack Tar" is a synonym for sailor due to the coal tar that was used to waterproof wooden ships, and the fact sailors would be covered in it

TAR can refer to:

TAR syndrome, Thrombocytopenia with Absent radius, a rare genetic disorder in which the radius bone is absent and blood clotting ability is greatly reduced
Traumatic aortic rupture, an emergent injury in which the aorta is torn, usually after an impact
trans-activation response element, a genetic element bound by Tat during HIV transcription.
Tengku Ampuan Rahimah Hospital or General Hospital, a government tertiary hospital in the royal town of Klang, Selangor, Malaysia

Trans-Asian Railway, a UN project to create an integrated freight railway network across Europe and Asia
Tunisair (ICAO: TAR), the flag carrier of Tunisia, an airline

IMI Tavor TAR-21, an Israeli assault rifle
Teenage Republicans, high school members of the official arm of the U.S. Republican Party
The Amazing Race, a CBS reality television program
IPCC Third Assessment Report, a report by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change
Tibet Autonomous Region, a region of the People's Republic of China consisting of most of traditional Tibet
Tissue to Air Ratio, used in radiation therapy treatment system calibration