Gig or GIG may refer to:

Arts and entertainment

* ''Gig'' (Circle Jerks album) (1992) * ''Gig'' (Northern Pikes album) (1993) * ''The Gig'', a 1985 film written and directed by Frank D. Gilroy * GIG, a character in ''Hot Wheels AcceleRacers'' * "GUYS Is Green" ("G.I.G.!"), in the Japanese television series ''

Ultraman Mebius is a Japanese television series produced by Tsuburaya Productions and Chubu-Nippon Broadcasting. It is the 20th TV series and 40th anniversary production in the Ultra Series, which first began in 1966. It premiered on the Tokyo Broadcasting Sys ...

'' * Gig, a temporary job for a specified time

Transportation

Gig (boat) A gig is a type of boat optimised for speed under oar, but usually also fitted with a sailing rig for appropriate conditions. The type was in use by Deal boatmen in the 18th century. It first occurred as a naval ship's boat after Deal boatbuild ...

, or "captain′s gig", a boat used on naval ships as the captain's taxi * Gig (carriage), a two-wheeled sprung cart to be pulled by a horse * Cornish pilot gig, a six-oared rowing boat *

Rio de Janeiro–Galeão International Airport Rio or Río is the Portuguese, Spanish, Italian, and Maltese word for " river". When spoken on its own, the word often means Rio de Janeiro, a major city in Brazil. Rio or Río may also refer to: Geography Brazil * Rio de Janeiro * Rio do Sul, ...

(IATA airport code), the main airport serving Rio de Janeiro, Brazil * Giggleswick railway station (National Rail station code), Yorkshire, England * Gig Car Share, a carsharing service in parts of the San Francisco Bay Area

Science and technology

Gigabyte The gigabyte () is a multiple of the unit byte for digital information. The prefix '' giga'' means 109 in the International System of Units (SI). Therefore, one gigabyte is one billion bytes. The unit symbol for the gigabyte is GB. This defi ...

(colloquial ''gig''), a computer unit of information *

Global Information Grid The Global Information Grid (GIG) is a network of information transmission and processing maintained by the United States Department of Defense. More descriptively, it is a worldwide network of information transmission, of associated processes, ...

, a military global information network operated by the United States Department of Defense *

Generalized inverse Gaussian distribution In probability theory and statistics, the generalized inverse Gaussian distribution (GIG) is a three-parameter family of continuous probability distributions with probability density function :f(x) = \frac x^ e^,\qquad x>0, where ''Kp'' is a m ...

, a distribution in probability theory

People

* Gig Gangel (born 1958), ''Playboy'' Playmate of the Month for January 1980 *

Gig Morton Gig Morton (born March 22, 1996) is a Canadian actor and podcast host. Beginning a professional career as a child actor at age nine, Morton is a six time Young Artist Award nominee, best known for his role as B-Dawg's boy, "Billy" in four instal ...

(born 1996), Canadian actor *

Gig Ryan Gig Ryan, born Elizabeth Anne Martina Ryan November 5, 1956, is an Australian poet. She is a recipient of the Christopher Brennan Award. Biography Ryan was born in Leicester Leicester ( ) is a city, unitary authority and the county ...

(born 1956), Australian poet born Elizabeth Anne Martina Ryan *

Gig Young Gig Young (born Byron Elsworth Barr; November 4, 1913 – October 19, 1978) was an American actor. He was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for his performances in '' Come Fill the Cup'' (1952) and ''Teacher's Pet'' ...

(1913–1978), American actor born Byron Elsworth Barr

Other uses

* Gig-mill, a machine for the gigging of textiles that produce a fibrous and soft surface. *

Georgian Industrial Group The Georgian Industrial Group (GIG, ka, საქართველოს ინდუსტრიული ჯგუფი, ''Sak'art'velos Industriuli Jgup'i'') is the largest holding company in Georgia, with business interests ranging from ener ...

, a holding company in Georgia * Gig, a multi-pronged spear used in gigging or hunting fish or small game * Gig, the blade a professional wrestler uses to cut himself; See

List of professional wrestling terms Professional wrestling has accrued a considerable amount of jargon throughout its existence. Much of it stems from the industry's origins in the days of carnivals and circuses. In the past, professional wrestlers used such terms in the presence o ...

* GIG Cymru, the Welsh-language name for

NHS Wales NHS Wales ( cy, GIG (Gwasanaeth Iechyd Gwladol) Cymru) is the publicly-funded healthcare system in Wales, and one of the four systems which make up the National Health Service in the United Kingdom. NHS Wales was formed as part of the publ ...

KGIG-LP KGIG-LP (104.9 FM, "104.9 The Gig") is a low-power FM radio station broadcasting a news/talk format with some music programming devoted to local bands. Licensed to Modesto, California, United States, the station is currently owned by Fellowship ...

("104.9 The Gig"), an FM radio station licensed to Modesto, California, US

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