Sig used as a name may refer to: *

Sig (given name) Sig is a given name. Notable people with the given name include: * Sig Andrusking (1913–1994), American football player * Sig Arno (1895–1975), German-Jewish film actor * Sig Broskie (1911–1975), American baseball player * Sig Gissler, Americ ...

* Sig, Algeria, a city on the banks of the Sig River *

Sig Alert Sig alert, Sig-alert or Sigalert in California, as well as other parts of the United States, means an incident that significantly disrupts road traffic. The term was originally the name of a pioneering system of automated radio broadcasts regardin ...

, an alert for traffic congestion in California, named after Loyd Sigmon * Sig River, a river of Algeria also known as Mekerra sig (lower case) may refer to: *

sig (rune) Sig used as a name may refer to: * Sig (given name) * Sig, Algeria, a city on the banks of the Sig River *Sig Alert, an alert for traffic congestion in California, named after Loyd Sigmon * Sig River, a river of Algeria also known as Mekerra sig ...

, an Armanen rune, later used for the Schutzstaffel (SS) logo *sig, the distinctive hand actions of sign language that form words; see

movement (sign language) In sign languages, movement, or sig, refers to the distinctive hand actions that form words. In William Stokoe's terminology, it is the , an abbreviation of ''signation''. Movement is one of five components of a sign—with handshape (), orie ...

* .sig, a

signature block A signature block (often abbreviated as signature, sig block, sig file, .sig, dot sig, siggy, or just sig) is a personalized block of text automatically appended at the bottom of an email message, Usenet article, or forum post. Email and Usenet ...

in e-mail messaging ''sig'' as a

loanword A loanword (also loan word or loan-word) is a word at least partly assimilated from one language (the donor language) into another language. This is in contrast to cognates, which are words in two or more languages that are similar because ...

may refer to: *''sig'' (Russian), the common whitefish; see ''

Coregonus ''Coregonus'' is a diverse genus of fish in the salmon family ( Salmonidae). The ''Coregonus'' species are known as whitefishes. The genus contains at least 68 described extant taxa, but the true number of species is a matter of debate. The typ ...

'' *''Sig'' (Italian), abbreviation of ''

Signore A signoria () was the governing authority in many of the Italian city states during the Medieval and Renaissance periods. The word signoria comes from ''signore'' , or "lord"; an abstract noun meaning (roughly) "government; governing authority; ...

'' ("Lord") *''Sig.'' (Latin, also ''Signa'' or ''Signatura''), the "signature" section of a

medical prescription A prescription, often abbreviated or Rx, is a formal communication from a physician or other registered health-care professional to a pharmacist, authorizing them to dispense a specific prescription drug for a specific patient. Historicall ...

, which contains directions to the patient, and the signature of the prescribing doctor *Sig. Signaling ( in R''ail transport'') the signals and associated equipment required for their operation. SIG (capitalized) may refer to: *SIG, the IATA Callsign of

Fernando Luis Ribas Dominicci Airport Fernando Luis Ribas Dominicci Airport , also commonly known as Isla Grande Airport, is an airport in Isla Grande, a district in the municipality of San Juan, Puerto Rico. It is owned by the Puerto Rico Ports Authority and is adjacent to the Puer ...

in San Juan, Puerto Rico *

SIG (band) SIG was a pop band from Raisio, Finland Finland ( fi, Suomi ; sv, Finland ), officially the Republic of Finland (; ), is a Nordic country in Northern Europe. It shares land borders with Sweden to the northwest, Norway to the north, a ...

, a Finnish band * SIG Combibloc Group, a Swiss-German packaging company and former railway vehicle and firearms manufacturer * SIG plc, a British insulation company, formerly Sheffield Insulations Group plc *

SIG Sauer Several brother companies that design and manufacture firearms use the brand name SIG Sauer . The original company, ''Schweizerische Waggon-Fabrik'' (SWF), later ''Schweizerische Industrie-Gesellschaft'' (SIG), went through several selloffs, ...

, the brand name used by firearms manufacturers SIG Sauer Inc. of the United States and SIG Sauer GmbH of Germany * S.I.G., the affirmative call sign (meaning "Spectrum Is Green") used by characters in the 1960s British TV series ''

Captain Scarlet and the Mysterons ''Captain Scarlet and the Mysterons'', often shortened to ''Captain Scarlet'', is a British science fiction television series created by Gerry and Sylvia Anderson and filmed by their production company Century 21 Productions for distributor ...

'' *the

15 cm sIG 33 The 15 cm sIG 33 (''schweres Infanterie Geschütz 33'', lit. "Heavy Infantry Gun") was the standard German heavy infantry gun used in the Second World War. It was the largest weapon ever classified as an infantry gun by any nation.Hogg, p. 2 ...

(or ''Schweres Infanterie Geschütz'') a German-made infantry gun used in World War II *

Susquehanna International Group Susquehanna International Group, LLP (SIG) is a privately held trading and technology firm. SIG comprises a number of affiliated entities specializing in trading and proprietary investments in equities, fixed income, energy, commodity, index a ...

, a privately held global trading and technology firm SIG may also be used as an acronym to refer to: * Särskilda Inhämtningsgruppen, a special forces unit of the Swedish Defence Forces, active 2007–2011 *Schweizerische Industrie Gesellschaft, the original name of SIG Combibloc Group *

Science Initiative Group The Institute for Advanced Study (IAS), located in Princeton, New Jersey, in the United States, is an independent center for theoretical research and intellectual inquiry. It has served as the academic home of internationally preeminent scholar ...

, an international team of scientists dedicated to fostering science in developing countries *

Semen Indonesia Group PT Semen Indonesia (Persero) Tbk, commonly known as SIG, is an Indonesian cement company established in 1957 in Gresik, with the name NV Semen Gresik. In 1991, PT Semen Gresik was the first state-owned company to go public on the Indonesia Stock ...

, an Indonesian state-owned building materials manufacturer *

Shanghai International Group Shanghai International Group (SIG) (上海国际集团有限公司) is a large state owned financial holding group of People's Republic of China. SIG has full financial licenses in China and engaged in Commercial Banking, Investment Banking, Mutua ...

, state-owned financial services corporation * Special Interest Group, a community with a common technical interest ** Examples include: Aviation SIG,

Bluetooth SIG The Bluetooth Special Interest Group (Bluetooth SIG) is the standards organization that oversees the development of Bluetooth standards and the licensing of the Bluetooth technologies and trademarks to manufacturers. The SIG is a not-for-profi ...

, Small Form Factor SIG *

Special Interrogation Group The Special Interrogation Group (SIG) was a unit of the British Army during World War II, formed largely of German-speaking Jewish volunteers from Mandatory Palestine. Disguised as soldiers of the German Afrika Korps, members of the SIG undertook ...

, the British Army unit of German-speaking Jewish volunteers in World War II *

Special Investigation Group The National Security Investigations Team (NSIT), known as the Special Investigation Group (SIG) prior to 2016, is a New Zealand government group that focuses on threats to national security, formed in response to the September 11 attacks. It is ...

, a New Zealand government group *

Strasbourg IG Strasbourg Illkirch-Graffenstaden Basket, most commonly known as SIG Basket or SIG Strasbourg, is a French professional basketball club that is based in Strasbourg. The club, founded in 1929, competes domestically in the French Pro A League, and i ...

(Strasbourg Illkirch-Graffenstaden Basket), a French basketball club

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