Rig may refer to:

Objects and structures

* Rig (fishing), 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, a sport event taking place in Iceland

Places

* Rig, an alternate name for Bandar Rig, a city in Bushehr Province, Iran * Rig District, a district in Bushehr Province, Iran * Rig Rural District, 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, a village in Hormozgan Province, Iran * Rig, Lirdaf, 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, an unincorporated community in the US * Pearland Stadium, or The Rig, a stadium in Texas, United States * Rio Grande Airport, 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, 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, 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), a fictional character * Spotted estuary smooth-hound, a fish * ''The Rig'' (TV series), an upcoming series for Amazon Prime Video * Gaming rig, a personal computer designed for video games * '' RIGS: Mechanized Combat League'', a video game

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