Rig may refer to:

Objects and structures

Rig (fishing) A rig is an arrangement of items used for fishing. It can be assembled of one or more lines, hooks, sinkers, bobbers, swivels, lures, beads, and other fishing tackle. A rig might be held by a rod, by hand, or attached to a boat or pier. Some ...

, an arrangement of items used for fishing *

Drilling rig A drilling rig is an integrated system that Drilling, drills wells, such as oil or water wells, or holes for piling and other construction purposes, into the earth's subsurface. Drilling rigs can be massive structures housing equipment used to ...

, a structure housing equipment used to drill or extract oil from underground *

Rig (stage lighting) Stage lighting is the craft of lighting as it applies to the production of theater, dance, opera, and other performance arts.

* rig, a

horse-drawn carriage A carriage is a private four-wheeled vehicle for people and is most commonly horse-drawn. Second-hand private carriages were common public transport, the equivalent of modern cars used as taxis. Carriage suspensions are by leather strapping an ...

together with the horses and harness * rig, something that a dog pulls when

mushing Mushing is a sport or transport method powered by dogs. It includes carting, pulka, dog scootering, sled dog racing, skijoring, freighting, and weight pulling. More specifically, it implies the use of one or more dogs to pull a sled, most co ...

* rig, the configuration of sails and other

rigging Rigging comprises the system of ropes, cables and chains, which support a sailing ship or sail boat's masts—''standing rigging'', including shrouds and stays—and which adjust the position of the vessel's sails and spars to which they ar ...

on a sailing vessel * rig, a parachute system in

skydiving Parachuting, including also skydiving, is a method of transiting from a high point in the atmosphere to the surface of Earth with the aid of gravity, involving the control of speed during the descent using a parachute or parachutes. Fo ...

* rig, a transmitter, receiver, or transceiver in

amateur radio Amateur radio, also known as ham radio, is the use of the radio frequency spectrum for purposes of non-commercial exchange of messages, wireless experimentation, self-training, private recreation, radiosport, contesting, and emergency communi ...

Acronym

* RIG, the ticker symbol for

Transocean Transocean Ltd. is an American company. It is the world's largest offshore drilling contractor based on revenue and is based in Vernier, Switzerland. The company has offices in 20 countries, including Canada, the United States, Norway, United ...

, a Swiss offshore drilling company * Radio Independents Group, a UK trade organisation *

Reykjavik International Games Reykjavik International Games (RIG) is an annual multi-sport event taking place in late-January/early-February in Reykjavík, Iceland Iceland ( is, Ísland; ) is a Nordic island country in the North Atlantic Ocean and in the Arctic Ocean. ...

, a sport event taking place in Iceland

Places

* Rig, an alternate name for

Bandar Rig Bandar Rig ( fa, بندرريگ; also Romanized as Bandar Rīg and Bandar-e Rīg; also known simply as Rig) is a city in and capital of Rig District, in Ganaveh County, Bushehr Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 5,257, in 1,1 ...

, a city in Bushehr Province, Iran *

Rig District Rig District ( fa, بخش ریگ) is a district (bakhsh) in Ganaveh County, Bushehr Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 12,827, in 2,761 families. The District has one city: Bandar Rig Bandar Rig ( fa, بندرريگ; also Rom ...

, a district in Bushehr Province, Iran *

Rig Rural District Rig Rural District ( fa, دهستان ريگ) is a rural district (''dehestan'') in the Central District of Lordegan County, Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari Province, Iran Iran, officially the Islamic Republic of Iran, and also calle ...

, a rural district in Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari Province, Iran *

Rig, Gilan Rik ( fa, ریک, also Romanized as Rīk; also known as Reg, Rek, and Rīg) is a village in Tula Rud Rural District, in the Central District of Talesh County, Gilan Province, Iran Iran, officially the Islamic Republic of Iran, ...

, a village in Gilan Province, Iran *

Rig, Jask Rig ( fa, ريگ, also Romanized as Rīg; also known as Rīg-e Naşrī) is a village in Jask Rural District, in the Central District of Jask County, Hormozgan Province, Iran Iran, officially the Islamic Republic of Iran, and al ...

, a village in Hormozgan Province, Iran *

Rig, Lirdaf Rig ( fa, ريگ, also Romanized as Rīg) is a village in Piveshk Rural District, Lirdaf District, Jask County, Hormozgan Province, Iran Iran, officially the Islamic Republic of Iran, and also called Persia, is a country locat ...

, a village in Hormozgan Province, Iran * Rig castle, in Kashmar County, Iran * Rig, an alternate name for Rig-e Bala, a village in South Khorasan Province, Iran *

Rig, West Virginia Rig is an unincorporated community in Hardy County, West Virginia West Virginia is a state in the Appalachian, Mid-Atlantic and Southeastern regions of the United States.The Census Bureau and the Association of American Geographers classif ...

, an unincorporated community in the US * Pearland Stadium, or The Rig, a stadium in Texas, United States *

Rio Grande Airport Rio Grande Regional Airport , also known as Gustavo Cramer Airport is the airport serving Rio Grande, Brazil. It is operated by DAP. Airlines and destinations No scheduled flights operate at this airport. Access The airport is located from ...

, IATA code: RIG, an airport in Brazil

Other uses

rig (mathematics) In abstract algebra, a semiring is an algebraic structure similar to a ring, but without the requirement that each element must have an additive inverse. The term rig is also used occasionally—this originated as a joke, suggesting that rigs ar ...

or semiring, a structure similar to rings without the requirement that elements should have additive inverses * ríg or

rí Rí, or commonly ríg (genitive), is an ancient Gaelic word meaning 'king'. It is used in historical texts referring to the Irish and Scottish kings, and those of similar rank. While the Modern Irish word is exactly the same, in modern Scottish ...

, Irish language word for "king" * rig or

run rig Run rig, or runrig, also known as rig-a-rendal, was a system of land tenure practised in Scotland, particularly in the Highlands and Islands. It was used on open fields for arable farming. Its origins are not clear, but it is possible that the p ...

, a traditional system of land occupation in Scotland *

Ridgling A ridgling (also spelled ridgeling), or rig, is a cryptorchid; a male animal with one or both testicles undescended, usually describing a ram, bull, or male horse, but cryptorchidism also can be an issue in dogs and cats. Because the heat inside ...

, or rig, a male animal with one or both testicles undescended * rig, to engage in

cheating Cheating generally describes various actions designed to subvert rules in order to obtain unfair advantages. This includes acts of bribery, cronyism and nepotism in any situation where individuals are given preference using inappropriate cri ...

during a game, election, etc. *

Ríg (Norse god) Rig may refer to: Objects and structures * Rig (fishing), an arrangement of items used for fishing * Drilling rig, a structure housing equipment used to drill or extract oil from underground * Rig (stage lighting) * rig, a horse-drawn carriage ...

or Heimdall, the father of mankind in Norse mythology * rigging or

skeletal animation Skeletal animation or rigging is a technique in computer animation in which a character (or other articulated object) is represented in two parts: a surface representation used to draw the character (called the '' mesh'' or ''skin'') and a hierar ...

, grouping the elements of parts such as limbs in an animated 3D computer model *

Rig (Dead or Alive) The following is a list of characters from the ''Dead or Alive'' video game series, created by Tecmo and Team Ninja. Characters Main series Spin-off series ''Xtreme ''series Introduced in ''Dead or Alive'' Ayane Bass Armstrong V ...

, a fictional character *

Spotted estuary smooth-hound The spotted estuary smooth-hound or rig (''Mustelus lenticulatus'') is a houndshark of the family Triakidae, found on the continental shelves and in estuaries around New Zealand. It is closely related to the gummy shark (''Mustelus antarcticus ...

, a fish * ''The Rig'' (TV series), an upcoming series for Amazon Prime Video *

Gaming rig A gaming computer or gaming PC is a personal computer specifically designed for playing video games at very high graphic and gameplay configurations. Gaming PCs typically differ from mainstream personal computers by using high-performance video ...

, a personal computer designed for video games * '' RIGS: Mechanized Combat League'', a video game

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