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

Arts, entertainment and media

Film and literature

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

Gaming

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

Music

* Ring (rock band), a 1980s British band * ''Der Ring des Nibelungen'', Wagner's epic "Ring cycle"

Albums

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

Songs

* Ring (B'z song), "Ring" (B'z song), 2000 * Ring (Cardi B song), "Ring" (Cardi B song), 2018 * "Ring", song by Phoebe Ryan, 2020 * Ring (Selena Gomez song), "Ring" (Selena Gomez song), 2020 * Ring (T.I. song), "Ring" (T.I. song), 2020 * Rings (song), "Rings" (song), 1971 song covered by Lonnie Mack, Cymarron, Tompall & the Glaser Brothers, and others * Rings (Aesop Rock song), "Rings" (Aesop Rock song), 2016

People

* Ring (surname), including a list of people with the name * Ring of Sweden, a Swedish monarch or local ruler c. 936

Places

* Ring, County Waterford, Ireland * Ring, Wisconsin, United States

Mathematics

* Ring (mathematics), an algebraic structure * Ring of sets, a family of subsets closed under certain operations * Annulus (mathematics), a plane figure * Solid torus, a solid figure * Annulus (mathematics), a geometric ring * Napkin ring problem, on the volume left after drilling a cylindrical hole through a sphere * Torus of revolution, a three-dimensional surface

Computers and electronics

* Ring (data structure), or ring buffer * Ring network, a network topology * Protection ring, in computer security * Ring (software), VOIP software * Ring circuit, an electrical wiring technique

Science

* Ring (chemistry), a cyclic molecule * Ring system, in astronomy, matter orbiting a planet or other stellar body * Annulus (mycology), or ring, on the stipe of mushrooms * Ring attached to a bird by bird ringing, for identification

Sports

* Boxing ring, the space in which a boxing match occurs * Wrestling ring, the stage on which a professional wrestling match usually occurs * Rings (gymnastics), a gymnastics apparatus and its associated event * Fighting Network Rings, or RINGS, a Japanese combat sport promotion * Juggling ring, a popular prop used by jugglers

Other uses

* Ring (Bulgaria), a Bulgarian sports TV channel * Ring (company), a home security company, maker of the Ring video doorbell * Ring (diacritic), that may appear above or below letters * a bidders' pool for collusion in an Auction#Collusion, auction * a local clubs of the International Brotherhood of Magicians * a perception of sound caused by tinnitus * Ring languages, spoken in Cameroon * Ring road, a type of highway encircling a town or city * Crime ring, or ring, in organized crime