Sig used as a name may refer to: * Sig (given name) *

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 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 regarding ...

, an alert for traffic congestion in California, named after Loyd Sigmon *

Sig River The Sig River, also known as Mekerra, is a river of Algeria. The Sig River is a tributary of the Chelif River and flows through the town of Sig. For most of its flow the Sig is at elevation and ends about from the Mediterranean as the crow fl ...

, a river of Algeria also known as Mekerra sig (lower case) may refer to: * sig (rune), 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) * .sig, a signature block 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 t ...

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 in San Juan, Puerto Rico * SIG (band), a Finnish band *

SIG Combibloc Group SIG Combibloc Group AG, originally founded as ''Schweizerische Industrie Gesellschaft'' (German for Swiss Industrial Company; in French, as ''Société Industrielle Suisse''; and, in Italian, as ''Societa Industriale Svizzera''), and later know ...

, a Swiss-German packaging company and former railway vehicle and firearms manufacturer *

SIG plc SIG plc is a British-based international supplier of insulation, roofing, commercial interiors and specialist construction products. It is listed on the London Stock Exchange. History The company was founded by Ernest Adsetts in 1957 Sheffiel ...

, a British insulation company, formerly Sheffield Insulations Group plc * SIG Sauer, 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, 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

* Science Initiative Group, an international team of scientists dedicated to fostering science in developing countries * Semen Indonesia Group, an Indonesian state-owned building materials manufacturer * Shanghai International Group, 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-profit ...

, Small Form Factor SIG * Special Interrogation Group, the British Army unit of German-speaking Jewish volunteers in World War II * Special Investigation Group, a New Zealand government group * Strasbourg IG (Strasbourg Illkirch-Graffenstaden Basket), a French basketball club

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