Ringing may mean:
Vibrations
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Ringing (signal)
In electronics, signal processing, and video, ringing is oscillation of a signal, particularly in the step response (the response to a sudden change in input). Often ringing is undesirable, but not always, as in the case of resonant inductive co ...
, unwanted oscillation of a signal, leading to
ringing artifacts
* Vibration of a
harmonic oscillator
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Bell ringing
Campanology () is the scientific and musical study of bells. It encompasses the technology of bells – how they are founded, tuned and rung – as well as the history, methods, and traditions of bellringing as an art.
It is common to collect t ...
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Ringing (telephony) Ringing is a telecommunication signal that causes a bell or other device to alert a telephone subscriber to an incoming telephone call. Historically, this entailed sending a high-voltage alternating current over the telephone line to a customer st ...
, the sound of a telephone bell
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Ringing (medicine)
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 ...
, a ringing sound in the ears
Other uses
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Bird ringing, using numbered small metal pr plastic leg rings to track birds
* Ringing (of
vehicle
A vehicle (from la, vehiculum) is a machine that transports people or cargo. Vehicles include wagons, bicycles, motor vehicles (motorcycles, cars, trucks, buses, mobility scooters for disabled people), railed vehicles (trains, trams), ...
s), the illegal practice of stealing a vehicle and replacing its identification number with that of another vehicle of the same model which has been a
write-off
A write-off is a reduction of the recognized value of something. In accounting, this is a recognition of the reduced or zero value of an asset. In income tax statements, this is a reduction of taxable income, as a recognition of certain expenses ...
See also
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Wringing (disambiguation)
Wringing may refer to:
* Wringing (gauge blocks), the temporary attachment of gauge blocks to each other
*Wringer, a device that extracts liquid by action of twisting or squeezing (see: mangle (machine))
*Neck wringing (see: strangling)
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Ring (disambiguation)
Ring may refer to:
* Ring (jewellery), a round band, usually made of metal, worn as ornamental jewelry
* To make a sound with a bell, and the sound made by a bell
:(hence) to initiate a telephone connection
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