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, American p ...

Sig, Algeria Sig ( ''Sīq''; called Saint-Denis-de-Sig under French rule; ) is a town in northwestern Algeria. Formerly located in Oran Province and now located in Mascara Province, north-western Algeria. Its population was 61,373 in 2008. The town's publi ...

, a city on the Sig River * Sig Alert, an alert for traffic congestion in California, US * Sig, Denmark, a village in West Jutland, Denmark * Sig River or Mekerra, Algeria * Sig (tanker) sig (lower case) may refer to: * sig (rune), an Armanen rune used as the Nazi SS symbol *sig, sign language hand actions; 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 Internet forum, forum post. E ...

in e-mail ''sig'' as a

loanword A loanword (also a loan word, loan-word) is a word at least partly assimilated from one language (the donor language) into another language (the recipient or target language), through the process of borrowing. Borrowing is a metaphorical term t ...

may refer to: *''Sig.'' (Italian), abbreviation of '' Signore'' *''Sig.'', patient instructions in a

medical prescription A prescription, often abbreviated or Rx, is a formal communication from physicians or other registered healthcare professionals to a pharmacist, authorizing them to dispense a specific prescription drug for a specific patient. Historicall ...

SIG (capitalized) may refer to: * Fernando Luis Ribas Dominicci Airport San Juan, Puerto Rico, IATA code * SIG (band), a Finnish band *

SIG Group SIG Group AG is a Swiss multinational corporation and one of the biggest manufacturers in the packaging industry. Originally founded 1853 as a railway car producer named ''Schweizerische Waggonfabrik'' ("Swiss Wagon Factory"), it was renamed ...

, a Swiss packaging company and former railway vehicle and firearms manufacturer * SIG plc, UK, formerly Sheffield Insulations Group plc *

SIG Sauer SIG Sauer is since the 1970s a combined brand name of several Firearms manufacturing companies, with SIG referring to ''Swiss Industry Group'' originally founded 1853, while the latter part comes from Sauer & Sohn, founded in 1751 in Germany a ...

, the brand name used by firearms manufacturers and sister companies SIG Sauer AG from Switzerland, SIG Sauer Inc. of the United States and SIG Sauer GmbH of Germany * S.I.G., call sign in the 1960s UK 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 Anderson, Gerry and Sylvia Anderson and filmed by their production company AP Films#Century 21, Centu ...

'' * 15 cm sIG 33 (''Schweres Infanterie Geschütz''), German WWII gun *

Signal (IPC) Signals are standardized messages sent to a running program to trigger specific behavior, such as quitting or error handling. They are a limited form of inter-process communication (IPC), typically used in Unix, Unix-like, and other POSIX-c ...

, which all have names beginning with SIG Sig as an abbreviation may refer to: *

Significant figures Significant figures, also referred to as significant digits, are specific digits within a number that is written in positional notation that carry both reliability and necessity in conveying a particular quantity. When presenting the outcom ...

, a digit of a number within its measurement resolution; often abbreviated as "sig figs" * "Sig", an abbreviation of the Greek letter

Sigma Sigma ( ; uppercase Σ, lowercase σ, lowercase in word-final position ς; ) is the eighteenth letter of the Greek alphabet. In the system of Greek numerals, it has a value of 200. In general mathematics, uppercase Σ is used as an operator ...

, especially in the name of a fraternity or sorority SIG as an acronym may refer to: * Särskilda Inhämtningsgruppen, Swedish special forces unit 2007–2011 *

Semen Indonesia Group PT Semen Indonesia (Persero) Tbk (known as SIG) is a state-owned holding company providing building material solutions. The company has 17 subsidiaries located in Indonesia and Vietnam. With a market reach to Asia, Australia and Oceania, the co ...

, a cement company * Shanghai International Group, financial group *

Special Interest Group A special interest group (SIG) is a community within a larger organization with a shared interest in advancing a specific area of knowledge, learning or technology where members cooperate to effect or to produce solutions within their particular f ...

, a general term ** Examples include: Aviation SIG, Bluetooth SIG, Small Form Factor SIG * Special Interrogation Group, UK WWII unit * Special Investigation Group, New Zealand * Strasbourg IG (Strasbourg Illkirch-Graffenstaden Basket), a French basketball club * Susquehanna International Group, a trading firm

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