G2, G02, G.II, G II, or G-2 may refer to:

Fiction

* '' Transformers: Generation 2'': Part of the Transformers franchise, lasting 1992-1995 * '' Transformers: Generation 2 (comics)'', by Marvel Comics * G2, an android in the movie ''

Inspector Gadget 2 ''Inspector Gadget 2'' (sometimes called ''Inspector 2 Gadget'' and ''IG2'') is a 2003 American superhero comedy film released direct-to-video on VHS and DVD on March 11, 2003. The film is based on the 1983 cartoon series created by DIC Enterta ...

Science and mathematics

* G2, a

stellar classification In astronomy, stellar classification is the classification of stars based on their stellar spectrum, spectral characteristics. Electromagnetic radiation from the star is analyzed by splitting it with a Prism (optics), prism or diffraction grati ...

* G₂ (mathematics), an exceptional Lie group * G2, a

soil erosion Soil erosion is the denudation or wearing away of the upper layer of soil. It is a form of soil degradation. This natural process is caused by the dynamic activity of erosive agents, that is, water, ice (glaciers), snow, air (wind), plants, and ...

model *

G2 gas cloud Sagittarius A* ( ), abbreviated Sgr A* ( ), is the supermassive black hole at the Galactic Center of the Milky Way. It is located near the border of the constellations Sagittarius and Scorpius, about 5.6° south of the ecliptic, vi ...

, an astronomical object on a collision course with the super massive black hole at the center of the Milky Way * G₂ phase, part of the cell cycle * ATC code G02 ''Other gynecologicals'', a subgroup of the Anatomical Therapeutic Chemical Classification System *

Ovoglobulin G2 Egg white is the clear liquid (also called the albumen or the glair/glaire) contained within an Egg, egg. In chickens it is formed from the layers of secretions of the anterior section of the hen's oviduct during the passage of the egg. It forms ...

, a protein in egg white * Haplogroup G2, a subclade of

Haplogroup G (Y-DNA) Haplogroup G (M201) is a human Y-chromosome haplogroup. It is one of two branches of the parent haplogroup GHIJK, the other being Haplogroup HIJK, HIJK. G-M201 is most commonly found among various ethnic groups of the Caucasus, but is also wide ...

* g−2, the notation for the

anomalous magnetic dipole moment In quantum electrodynamics, the anomalous magnetic moment of a particle is a contribution of effects of quantum mechanics, expressed by Feynman diagrams with loops, to the magnetic moment of that particle. (The ''magnetic moment'', also called '' ...

in physics **

Muon g-2 Muon  − 2 (pronounced "gee minus two") is a particle physics experiment at Fermilab to measure the anomalous magnetic dipole moment of a muon to a precision of 0.14 ppm, which will be a sensitive test of the Standard Model. It migh ...

experiment at Fermilab (E989) * g⁽²⁾, degree of second order coherence in quantum optics * G2, an informal group of fossil bird eggs from the Gobi desert that were later named '' Gobioolithus major''

Computing

* ''

Extreme-G 2 ''Extreme-G 2'', also known as ''Extreme G: XG2'', is a racing video game developed by Probe Entertainment and published by Acclaim Entertainment for Nintendo 64 and Microsoft Windows. It is the sequel to '' Extreme-G'' and is followed by ''Extrem ...

'', a 1998 Nintendo 64 game * G2, a model of PowerPC *

Gnutella2 Gnutella2, often referred to as G2, is a peer-to-peer protocol developed mainly by Michael Stokes and released in 2002. While inspired by the gnutella protocol, G2 shares little of its design with the exception of its connection handshake and ...

, the P2P file sharing Network *

HTC Hero HTC Hero (marketed as T-Mobile G2 Touch by T-Mobile in the UK, Austria, Germany, Croatia, the Netherlands, Slovakia, and Hungary; and as Era G2 Touch in Poland) is the third phone manufactured by HTC running the Android platform, announced on Ju ...

mobile phone, aka G2 Touch *

LG G2 The LG G2 is an Android smartphone developed by LG Electronics. Serving as a successor to 2012's Optimus G and the 2013 Optimus G Pro phablet, the G2 was unveiled at a press event in New York City on 7 August 2013, and first released in Sep ...

, an Android smartphone developed by LG Electronics *

T-Mobile G2 The HTC Desire Z (also marketed as T-Mobile G2 in the US) (codenamed HTC Vision) is a slider-style smartphone developed by HTC Corporation and announced on 15 September 2010; it was released in Europe and Canada in November 2010, following a num ...

, an Android smartphone made by HTC for T-Mobile USA * Garden G2, an internet proxying tool by

Garden Networks Garden Networks is a not-for-profit organization registered in Canada, that specializes in providing Internet anti-censorship/Internet privacy products for free. The full name of Garden Networks is Garden Networks for Freedom of Information. H ...

Cook Codec {{Unreferenced, date=April 2010 The cook codec is a lossy audio compression codec developed by RealNetworks. It is also known as Cooker, Gecko, RealAudio G2, and RealAudio 8 low bitrate (RA8LBR). Introduced in 1998, the cook codec was the first ...

or RealAudio G2, an audio compression method

Commerce and industry

G2 Crowd G2.com, formerly G2 Crowd, is a peer-to-peer review site headquartered in Chicago, Illinois. It was known as G2 Labs, Inc. until 2013. The company was launched in May 2012 by former BigMachines employees, with a focus on aggregating user reviews ...

, business solution review platform *

Gatorade Gatorade is an American brand of sports-themed beverage and food products, built around its signature line of sports drinks. Gatorade is currently manufactured by PepsiCo and is distributed in over 80 countries. The beverage was first develop ...

G2, a soft drink *

Canon PowerShot G2 The Canon PowerShot G is a series of digital cameras introduced by Canon in its PowerShot line in 2000. The G series cameras are Canon's flagship compact models aimed at photography enthusiasts desiring more flexibility than a point-and-shoot wit ...

, a digital camera * Contax G2, the second

Contax G The Contax G camera line consists of two cameras, the G1 and G2, interchangeable-lens cameras sold by Kyocera under the Contax brand in competition with the Leica M7, Cosina Voigtländer Bessa-R, and Konica Hexar RF. The G1 was introduced in 19 ...

camera *

Panasonic Lumix DMC-G2 The Panasonic Lumix DMC-G2 is a digital mirrorless interchangeable lens camera adhering to the Olympus and Panasonic developed Micro Four Thirds System (MFT) system design standard. It was announced in March 2010 along with a lesser featured P ...

, a digital camera * Slacker G2, a portable audio device for the

Slacker A slacker is someone who habitually avoids work or lacks work ethic. Origin According to different sources, the term ''slacker'' dates back to about 1790 or 1898. "Slacker" gained some recognition during the British Gezira Scheme in the early t ...

music service

Transportation

County Route G2 (California) There are 21 routes assigned to the "G" zone of the California Route Marker Program, which designates county routes in California. The "G" zone includes county highways in Monterey, San Benito, San Luis Obispo, Santa Clara, and Santa Cruz cou ...

, also known as Lawrence Expressway *

G2 Beijing–Shanghai Expressway The Beijing–Shanghai Expressway designated as G2 and commonly abbreviated as Jinghu Expressway is a major expressway of China, linking the capital Beijing in the north to Shanghai on the central coast. It extends 1262 kilometres in length, and ...

, China *

Glasspar G2 The Glasspar G2 was a sports car body first manufactured by Bill Tritt in 1949. It is no longer built today. It was the first production all-fiberglass sports car body built by an American fiberglass manufacturer. A few were built as complete car ...

, a fiberglass body car *

Grumman Gulfstream II The Gulfstream II (G-II) is an American twin engine business jet designed and built by Grumman and then in succession, Grumman American and finally Gulfstream American. Its Grumman model number is G-1159 and its US military designation is C-11A. ...

, a business jet built * G2, the Avirex Gabon IATA airline designator *

Fiat G.2 The Fiat G.2 was an Italian three-engine six-passenger monoplane transport aircraft designed by Giuseppe Gabrielli and built by Fiat. Development The G.2 was an important step for the Fiat company as their first low-wing cantilever monoplane. ...

, a 1932 Italian transport aircraft * G2, a class of driver's license in Ontario, Canada

Military

* G2, a designation in NATO's

Continental staff system A military staff or general staff (also referred to as army staff, navy staff, or air staff within the individual services) is a group of officers, enlisted and civilian staff who serve the commander of a division or other large military u ...

, related to ''Military Intelligence'' **

G-2 (intelligence) G-2 refers to the military intelligence staff in the United States Army at the Division (military)#United States, Divisional Level and above. The position is generally headed by a Lieutenant general (United States), Lieutenant General. It is con ...

, the United States Army unit *

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, commonly referred to as "G2" *

Dirección de Inteligencia The Intelligence Directorate ( es, Dirección de Inteligencia, DI), commonly known as G2 and, until 1989, named Dirección General de Inteligencia (DGI),AEG G.II The AEG G.II was a German biplane bomber aircraft of World War I World War I (28 July 1914 11 November 1918), often abbreviated as WWI, was one of the deadliest global conflicts in history. Belligerents included much of Europe, the Rus ...

, a German World War I bomber *

Albatros G.II The Albatros G.II, (Company post-war designation L.11), was a twin-engined German biplane bomber of World War I. Development Designed as a medium bomber, the G.II did not share any attributes with the larger G.I, being a single bay biplane with ...

, a 1916 German biplane bomber prototype *

Friedrichshafen G.II The Friedrichshafen G.II (factory designation FF.38) was a heavy bomber aircraft that was designed and manufactured in Germany during World War I by Flugzeugbau Friedrichshafen. The plane was used by the ''Luftstreitkräfte'' (German Imperial Air ...

, a 1916 German medium bomber aircraft * HMAS ''Nestor'' (G02), a 1940 Royal Australian Navy N-class destroyer * Gotha G.II, a German bomber during World War I *

Soko G-2 The Soko G-2 Galeb ( en, Seagull) is a Yugoslav single engine, two-seater jet trainer and light ground-attack aircraft. The G-2 was developed during the 1950s by the Aeronautical Technical Institute at Žarkovo as a replacement for the Lockhee ...

, a 1961 Yugoslavian two-seat aircraft * USS ''G-2'' (SS-27), an American submarine

Other uses

* ''G2'', ''

The Guardian ''The Guardian'' is a British daily newspaper. It was founded in 1821 as ''The Manchester Guardian'', and changed its name in 1959. Along with its sister papers ''The Observer'' and ''The Guardian Weekly'', ''The Guardian'' is part of the Gu ...

'' weekday supplement *

G2 Esports G2 Esports (G2) is a European esports organization headquartered in Berlin, Germany, with players competing in ''League of Legends'', ''Valorant'', '' Counter-Strike: Global Offensive'', '' Hearthstone'', ''Rocket League'', ''Rainbow Six Siege ...

, a European eSports organization *

Group of Two The Group of Two (G-2 or G2) is a proposed informal special relationship between the People's Republic of China and the United States of America. Originally initiated in 2005 by C. Fred Bergsten as primarily an economic relationship, it began ...

, a proposed informal special relationship between the United States and China *

G-2 visa A G visa is a category of official visas issued to diplomats, government officials, and international organization employees who are visiting the United States temporarily for a governmental purpose. G visas may also be issued to immediate family ...

, a nonimmigrant visa which allows travel to the United States *

G2 (rapper) Kevin Hwang (Hangul: 케빈황; born May 1, 1992), also known by his Korean name Hwang Ji-tu (Hangul: 황지투) and better known by his stage name G2 (Hangul: 지투), is a Korean-American rapper and singer. He released his debut album, ''G2' ...

, the stage name of South Korean rapper Kevin Hwang * G2, a block of character codes in the

Teletext character set This article covers technical details of the character encoding system defined by ETS 300 706, a standard for World System Teletext, and used for the Viewdata and Teletext variants of Videotex in Europe. Character sets The following tables sh ...