Rig may refer to:
Objects and structures
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Rig (fishing)
A rig is an arrangement of items used for fishing. It can be assembled of one or more Fishing line, lines, Fish hook, hooks, Fishing sinker, sinkers, Fishing float, bobbers, Fishing swivel, swivels, Fishing lure, lures, beads, and other fishing t ...
, an arrangement of items used for fishing
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Drilling rig
A drilling rig is an integrated system that drills wells, such as oil or water wells, or holes for piling and other construction purposes, into the earth's subsurface. Drilling rigs can be massive structures housing equipment used to drill wat ...
, a structure housing equipment used to drill or extract oil from underground
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Rig (stage lighting)
Stage lighting is the craft of lighting as it applies to the production of theater, dance, opera, and other performance arts.
* rig, a
horse-drawn carriage
A carriage is a private four-wheeled vehicle for people and is most commonly horse-drawn. Second-hand private carriages were common public transport, the equivalent of modern cars used as taxis. Carriage suspensions are by leather strapping an ...
together with the horses and harness
* rig, something that a dog pulls when
mushing
Mushing is a sport or transport method powered by dogs. It includes carting, pulka, dog scootering, sled dog racing, skijoring, freighting, and weight pulling. More specifically, it implies the use of one or more dogs to pull a sled, most commonly ...
* rig, the configuration of sails and other
rigging
Rigging comprises the system of ropes, cables and chains, which support a sailing ship or sail boat's masts—''standing rigging'', including shrouds and stays—and which adjust the position of the vessel's sails and spars to which they are ...
on a sailing vessel
* rig, a parachute system in
skydiving
Parachuting, including also skydiving, is a method of transiting from a high point in the atmosphere to the surface of Earth with the aid of gravity, involving the control of speed during the descent using a parachute or parachutes.
For ...
* rig, a transmitter, receiver, or transceiver in
amateur radio
Amateur radio, also known as ham radio, is the use of the radio frequency spectrum for purposes of non-commercial exchange of messages, wireless experimentation, self-training, private recreation, radiosport, contesting, and emergency communic ...
Acronym
* RIG, the ticker symbol for
Transocean
Transocean Ltd. is an American company. It is the world's largest offshore drilling contractor based on revenue and is based in Vernier, Switzerland. The company has offices in 20 countries, including Canada, the United States, Norway, United ...
, a Swiss offshore drilling company
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Radio Independents Group
The Radio Independents Group, or RIG, is the trade body that represents the interests of the independent radio producers of the United Kingdom. Established in June 2004, RIG is mandated to negotiate terms with broadcasters and audio consumer ...
, a UK trade organisation
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Reykjavik International Games Reykjavik International Games (RIG) is an annual multi-sport event taking place in late-January/early-February in Reykjavík, Iceland
Iceland ( is, Ísland; ) is a Nordic island country in the North Atlantic Ocean and in the Arctic Ocean. ...
, a sport event taking place in Iceland
Places
* Rig, an alternate name for
Bandar Rig
Bandar Rig ( fa, بندرريگ; also Romanized as Bandar Rīg and Bandar-e Rīg; also known simply as Rig) is a city in and capital of Rig District, in Ganaveh County, Bushehr Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 5,257, in 1,1 ...
, a city in Bushehr Province, Iran
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Rig District
Rig District ( fa, بخش ریگ) is a district (bakhsh) in Ganaveh County, Bushehr Province, Iran
Iran, officially the Islamic Republic of Iran, and also called Persia, is a country located in Western Asia. It is bordered by Ira ...
, a district in Bushehr Province, Iran
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Rig Rural District
Rig Rural District ( fa, دهستان ريگ) is a rural district (''dehestan'') in the Central District of Lordegan County, Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari Province, Iran
Iran, officially the Islamic Republic of Iran, and also called ...
, a rural district in Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari Province, Iran
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Rig, Gilan, a village in Gilan Province, Iran
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Rig, Jask
Rig ( fa, ريگ, also Romanized as Rīg; also known as Rīg-e Naşrī) is a village in Jask Rural District, in the Central District of Jask County, Hormozgan Province, Iran
Iran, officially the Islamic Republic of Iran, and al ...
, a village in Hormozgan Province, Iran
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Rig, Lirdaf
Rig ( fa, ريگ, also Romanized as Rīg) is a village in Piveshk Rural District, Lirdaf District, Jask County, Hormozgan Province, Iran
Iran, officially the Islamic Republic of Iran, and also called Persia, is a country located ...
, a village in Hormozgan Province, Iran
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Rig castle, in Kashmar County, Iran
* Rig, an alternate name for
Rig-e Bala
Rig-e Bala ( fa, ريگ بالا, also Romanized as Rīg-e Bālā; also known as Rīg, Rek, and Kalāteh-ye Rīg) is a village in Qaleh Zari Rural District, Jolgeh-e Mazhan District, Khusf County, South Khorasan Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, ...
, a village in South Khorasan Province, Iran
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Rig, West Virginia
Rig is an Unincorporated area, unincorporated community in Hardy County, West Virginia, Hardy County, West Virginia, United States.
References
Unincorporated communities in Hardy County, West Virginia
Unincorporated communities in We ...
, an unincorporated community in the US
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Pearland Stadium
Pearland Stadium (nicknamed The Rig) is an American multi-use stadium in Pearland, Texas (near Houston). The 12,000-capacity stadium is on the campus of Pearland High School and serves as home to the school's football, soccer, and track and fi ...
, or The Rig, a stadium in Texas, United States
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Rio Grande Airport
Rio Grande Regional Airport , also known as Gustavo Cramer Airport is the airport serving Rio Grande, Brazil.
It is operated by DAP.
Airlines and destinations
No scheduled flights operate at this airport.
Access
The airport is located from d ...
, IATA code: RIG, an airport in Brazil
Other uses
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rig (mathematics)
In abstract algebra, a semiring is an algebraic structure similar to a ring, but without the requirement that each element must have an additive inverse.
The term rig is also used occasionally—this originated as a joke, suggesting that rigs are ...
or semiring, a structure similar to rings without the requirement that elements should have additive inverses
* ríg or
rí
Rí, or commonly ríg (genitive), is an ancient Gaelic word meaning 'king'. It is used in historical texts referring to the Irish and Scottish kings, and those of similar rank. While the Modern Irish word is exactly the same, in modern Scottish ...
, Irish language word for "king"
* rig or
run rig
Run rig, or runrig, also known as rig-a-rendal, was a system of land tenure practised in Scotland, particularly in the Highlands and Islands. It was used on open fields for arable farming.
Its origins are not clear, but it is possible that the p ...
, a traditional system of land occupation in Scotland
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Ridgling
A ridgling (also spelled ridgeling), or rig, is a cryptorchid; a male animal with one or both testicles undescended, usually describing a ram, bull, or male horse, but cryptorchidism also can be an issue in dogs and cats. Because the heat inside t ...
, or rig, a male animal with one or both testicles undescended
* rig, to engage in
cheating
Cheating generally describes various actions designed to subvert rules in order to obtain unfair advantages. This includes acts of bribery, cronyism and nepotism in any situation where individuals are given preference using inappropriate cr ...
during a game, election, etc.
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Ríg (Norse god)
Rig may refer to:
Objects and structures
* Rig (fishing), an arrangement of items used for fishing
* Drilling rig, a structure housing equipment used to drill or extract oil from underground
* Rig (stage lighting)
* rig, a horse-drawn carriage ...
or Heimdall, the father of mankind in Norse mythology
* rigging or
skeletal animation
Skeletal animation or rigging is a technique in computer animation in which a character (or other articulated object) is represented in two parts: a surface representation used to draw the character (called the ''mesh'' or ''skin'') and a hierarc ...
, grouping the elements of parts such as limbs in an animated 3D computer model
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Rig (Dead or Alive)
The following is a list of characters from the '' Dead or Alive'' video game series, created by Tecmo and Team Ninja.
Characters Main series
Spin-off series
''Xtreme ''series
Introduced in ''Dead or Alive''
Ayane
Bass Armstrong
Voi ...
, a fictional character
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Spotted estuary smooth-hound
The spotted estuary smooth-hound or rig (''Mustelus lenticulatus'') is a houndshark of the family Triakidae, found on the continental shelves and in estuaries around New Zealand. It is closely related to the gummy shark (''Mustelus antarcticus' ...
, a fish
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''The Rig'' (TV series), an upcoming series for Amazon Prime Video
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Gaming rig
A gaming computer or gaming PC is a personal computer specifically designed for playing video games at very high graphic and gameplay configurations. Gaming PCs typically differ from mainstream personal computers by using high-performance video ...
, a personal computer designed for video games
* ''
RIGS: Mechanized Combat League'', a video game
See also
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Big Rig (disambiguation)
A big rig or semi-trailer truck is an articulated vehicle that consists of a towing engine.
Big Rig may refer to:
* ''Big Rigs: Over the Road Racing'', a 2003 video game
* Big Rig (film), ''Big Rig'' (film), a 2008 documentary film
* Big Rig (band ...
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Rigg (disambiguation)
Rigg comes from the Scottish word for "ridge", as in the medieval "ridge and furrow" system of farming, or run rig land allocation. It may refer to:
People
* Archibald G. Rigg (1878-1959), Canadian-born American architect
* Archie Rigg (1872– ...
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Rigger (disambiguation) Rigger may refer to:
* One who attends to the rigging of a sailing ship
* Rigger (entertainment), those who tend rigging in stage performance (theater, film, concert, etc.)
* Rigger (industry), specializing in moving large/heavy objects such as log ...
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Rigging (disambiguation) Rigging may refer to: Nautical
*Rigging, the system of ropes, cables and chains, which support the mast(s) of a sailing vessel and which adjust the position of the vessel's sails and the spars to which they are attached.
*Standing rigging, the riggi ...
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Riggs Riggs is an English surname. Notable people with the surname include:
*Anna Rankin Riggs (1835-1908), American social reformer
* Arthur Riggs (geneticist) (1939-2022), American geneticist
* Arthur Stanley Riggs (1879–1952), American author and hi ...
, a surname
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Rigveda
The ''Rigveda'' or ''Rig Veda'' ( ', from ' "praise" and ' "knowledge") is an ancient Indian collection of Vedic Sanskrit hymns (''sūktas''). It is one of the four sacred canonical Hindu texts (''śruti'') known as the Vedas. Only one Sh ...
, in Hinduism, a sacred collection of Vedic Sanskrit hymns dedicated to the gods
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''Rigged'' (book), a 2007 book by author Ben Mezrich
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