Ring may refer to: *

Ring (jewellery) A ring is a round band, usually made of metal, worn as ornamental jewelry. The term "ring" by itself always denotes jewellery worn on the finger; when worn as an ornament elsewhere, the body part is specified within the term, e.g., earrings, neck ...

, a round band, usually made of metal, worn as ornamental jewelry * To make a sound with a

bell A bell is a directly struck idiophone percussion instrument. Most bells have the shape of a hollow cup that when struck vibrates in a single strong strike tone, with its sides forming an efficient resonator. The strike may be made by an inter ...

, and the sound made by a bell :(hence) to initiate a

telephone A telephone is a telecommunications device that permits two or more users to conduct a conversation when they are too far apart to be easily heard directly. A telephone converts sound, typically and most efficiently the human voice, into e ...

connection

Arts, entertainment and media

Film and literature

* ''The Ring'' (franchise), a Japanese horror media franchise based on the novel series by Koji Suzuki ** ''Ring'' (novel series) *** ''Ring'' (Suzuki novel), 1991 ** ''Ring'' (film), or ''The Ring'', a 1998 Japanese horror film by Hideo Nakata *** ''The Ring'' (2002 film), an American horror film, remake of the 1998 Japanese film ** ''Ring'' (1995 film), a TV film ** ''Rings'' (2005 film), a short film by Jonathan Liebesman ** ''Rings'' (2017 film), an American horror film * ''Ring'' (Baxter novel), a 1994 science fiction novel * ''Ring'' (Alexis novel), a 2021 Canadian novel by André Alexis

Gaming

* ''Ring'' (video game), 1998 * Rings (''Sonic the Hedgehog''), a collectible in ''Sonic the Hedgehog'' games

Music

Ring (rock band) Ring were an English psychedelic rock band active during the 1980s. The band is notable for having helped to launch the subsequent musical careers of Robert White (Levitation, The Milk And Honey Band), Michael Tubb (also of The Milk And Hone ...

, a 1980s British band * ''

Der Ring des Nibelungen (''The Ring of the Nibelung''), WWV 86, is a cycle of four German-language epic music dramas composed by Richard Wagner. The works are based loosely on characters from Germanic heroic legend, namely Norse legendary sagas and the '' Nibe ...

'', Wagner's epic "Ring cycle"

Albums

* ''Ring'' (The Connells album), 1993 * ''Ring'' (Gary Burton album), 1974 * ''Ring'' (Glasser album), 2010 * ''Ring'' (Miliyah Kato album), 2009 * ''Ring'' (R album), 2020 * ''Ring'' (White Reaper song), 2019

Songs

* "Ring" (B'z song), 2000 * "Ring" (Cardi B song), 2018 * "Ring", song by

Phoebe Ryan Phoebe Holiday Ryan (born September 21, 1990) is an American singer and songwriter. In 2015, she released a mashup of R. Kelly's "Ignition" and Miguel (singer), Miguel's "Do You", followed by her first single "Mine" from her Mine (Phoebe Ryan EP), ...

, 2020 * "Ring" (Selena Gomez song), 2020 * "Ring" (T.I. song), 2020 * "Rings" (song), 1971 song covered by Lonnie Mack, Cymarron, Tompall & the Glaser Brothers, and others * "Rings" (Aesop Rock song), 2016

People

Ring (surname) Ring is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: * Alexander Ring (born 1991), Finnish footballer * Bill Ring (born 1956), American football player * Bob Ring (born 1946), American ice hockey player * Børge Ring (1921–2018), Danish ...

, including a list of people with the name *

Ring of Sweden Ring was a Swedish monarch or local ruler who ruled at Uppsala, an important early Swedish political center, around or before the year 936. He either ruled before or together with his two sons Eric and Emund. Virtually nothing is known about him be ...

, a Swedish monarch or local ruler c. 936

Places

Ring, County Waterford Ring (, its official name) or Ringagonagh ( ) is a parish within the Irish language, Irish-speaking Gaeltacht na nDéise area in County Waterford, Ireland. It lies on a peninsula about south of Dungarvan. The main settlement is the village of ...

, Ireland *

Ring, Wisconsin Ring is an unincorporated community located in the town of Nekimi, Winnebago County, Wisconsin Wisconsin () is a state in the upper Midwestern United States. Wisconsin is the 25th-largest state by total area and the 20th-most populous. ...

, United States

Mathematics

Ring (mathematics) In mathematics, rings are algebraic structures that generalize fields: multiplication need not be commutative and multiplicative inverses need not exist. In other words, a ''ring'' is a set equipped with two binary operations satisfying proper ...

, an algebraic structure *

Ring of sets In mathematics, there are two different notions of a ring of sets, both referring to certain families of sets. In order theory, a nonempty family of sets \mathcal is called a ring (of sets) if it is closed under union and intersection.. That is ...

, a family of subsets closed under certain operations *

Annulus (mathematics) In mathematics, an annulus (plural annuli or annuluses) is the region between two concentric circles. Informally, it is shaped like a ring or a hardware washer. The word "annulus" is borrowed from the Latin word ''anulus'' or ''annulus'' mean ...

, a plane figure *

Solid torus In mathematics, a solid torus is the topological space formed by sweeping a disk around a circle. It is homeomorphic to the Cartesian product S^1 \times D^2 of the disk and the circle, endowed with the product topology. A standard way to visuali ...

, a solid figure *

, a geometric ring *

Napkin ring problem In geometry, the napkin-ring problem involves finding the volume of a "band" of specified height around a sphere, i.e. the part that remains after a hole in the shape of a circular cylinder is drilled through the center of the sphere. It is a co ...

, on the volume left after drilling a cylindrical hole through a sphere *

Torus of revolution In geometry, a torus (plural tori, colloquially donut or doughnut) is a surface of revolution generated by revolving a circle in three-dimensional space about an axis that is coplanar with the circle. If the axis of revolution does not tou ...

, a three-dimensional surface

Computers and electronics

Ring (data structure) In computer science, a circular buffer, circular queue, cyclic buffer or ring buffer is a data structure that uses a single, fixed-size buffer (computer science), buffer as if it were connected end-to-end. This structure lends itself easily to bu ...

, or ring buffer *

Ring network A ring network is a network topology in which each node connects to exactly two other nodes, forming a single continuous pathway for signals through each node – a ring. Data travels from node to node, with each node along the way handling ever ...

, a network topology *

Protection ring In computer science, hierarchical protection domains, often called protection rings, are mechanisms to protect data and functionality from faults (by improving fault tolerance) and malicious behavior (by providing computer security). Computer ...

, in computer security *

Ring (software) Jami (formerly GNU Ring, SFLphone) is a SIP-compatible distributed peer-to-peer softphone and SIP-based instant messenger for Linux, Microsoft Windows, OS X, iOS, and Android. Jami was developed and maintained by the Canadian company Savoir-f ...

, VOIP software *

Ring circuit In electricity supply design, a ring circuit is an electrical wiring technique in which sockets and the distribution point are connected in a ring. It is contrasted with the usual radial circuit, in which sockets and the distribution point a ...

, an electrical wiring technique

Science

Ring (chemistry) In chemistry, a ring is an ambiguous term referring either to a simple cycle of atoms and bonds in a molecule or to a connected set of atoms and bonds in which every atom and bond is a member of a cycle (also called a ring system). A ring system ...

, a cyclic molecule *

Ring system A ring system is a disc or ring, orbiting an astronomical object, that is composed of solid material such as dust and moonlets, and is a common component of satellite systems around giant planets. A ring system around a planet is also known as ...

, in astronomy, matter orbiting a planet or other stellar body *

Annulus (mycology) An annulus is the ring-like or collar-like structure sometimes found on the stipe of some species of mushrooms. The annulus represents the remnants of the partial veil, after it has ruptured to expose the gills or other spore-producing surface. ...

, or ring, on the stipe of mushrooms * Ring attached to a bird by

bird ringing Birds are a group of warm-blooded vertebrates constituting the class Aves (), characterised by feathers, toothless beaked jaws, the laying of hard-shelled eggs, a high metabolic rate, a four-chambered heart, and a strong yet lightweight ...

, for identification

Sports

Boxing ring A boxing ring, often referred to simply as a ring or the squared circle, is the space in which a boxing match occurs. A modern ring consists of a square raised platform with a post at each corner. Four ropes are attached to the posts and pulled p ...

, the space in which a boxing match occurs *

Wrestling ring A wrestling ring is the stage on which a professional wrestling match usually occurs. It is similarly constructed to a boxing ring and is traditionally square-shaped. Configuration and construction The configuration and construction of the trad ...

, the stage on which a professional wrestling match usually occurs *

Rings (gymnastics) The rings, also known as still rings (in contrast to flying rings), is an artistic gymnastics apparatus and the event that uses it. It is traditionally used only by male gymnasts, due to its extreme upper body strength requirements. Gymnasts oft ...

, a gymnastics apparatus and its associated event * Fighting Network Rings, or RINGS, a Japanese combat sport promotion *

Juggling ring Juggling rings, or simply "rings", are a popular prop used by jugglers, usually in sets of three or more, or in combination with other props such as balls or clubs. The rings used by jugglers are typically about in diameter and thick. Jugglin ...

, a popular prop used by jugglers

Other uses

Ring (Bulgaria) RING is a Bulgarian sports TV channel. It was founded in 1998 by a group of professionals and sports enthusiasts. It is distributed via cable path throughout the country. RING along with the channels from bTV Media Group ( bTV, bTV Comedy, bTV C ...

, a Bulgarian sports TV channel *

Ring (company) Ring LLC is a home security and smart home company owned by Amazon. Ring manufactures home security products that incorporate outdoor surveillance cameras, including the Ring Video Doorbell smart doorbell, and hosts an app, Neighbors, for onl ...

, a home security company, maker of the Ring video doorbell *

Ring (diacritic) A ring diacritic may appear above or below letters. It may be combined with some letters of the extended Latin alphabets in various contexts. Rings Distinct letter The character Å (å) is derived from an A with a ring. It is a distinct let ...

, that may appear above or below letters * a bidders' pool for collusion in an

auction An auction is usually a process of buying and selling goods or services by offering them up for bids, taking bids, and then selling the item to the highest bidder or buying the item from the lowest bidder. Some exceptions to this definition ex ...

* a local clubs of the

International Brotherhood of Magicians International Brotherhood of Magicians (I.B.M.) is an organization for both professional and amateur close-up and stage magicians, with approximately 15,000 members worldwide. The headquarters is in St. Charles, Missouri. There are over 300 lo ...

* a perception of sound caused by

tinnitus Tinnitus is the perception of sound when no corresponding external sound is present. Nearly everyone experiences a faint "normal tinnitus" in a completely quiet room; but it is of concern only if it is bothersome, interferes with normal hearin ...

Ring languages The Ring or Ring Road languages, spoken in the Western Grassfields of Cameroon, form a branch of the Narrow Grassfields languages. The best-known Ring language is Kom. The family is named after the old Ring Road of central Cameroon. Languages * ...

, spoken in Cameroon *

Ring road A ring road (also known as circular road, beltline, beltway, circumferential (high)way, loop, bypass or orbital) is a road or a series of connected roads encircling a town, city, or country. The most common purpose of a ring road is to assist i ...

, a type of highway encircling a town or city *

Crime ring Organized crime (or organised crime) is a category of transnational, national, or local groupings of highly centralized enterprises run by criminals to engage in illegal activity, most commonly for profit. While organized crime is generally th ...

, or ring, in organized crime