• Essence
  Essence
  In philosophy, essence is the attribute or set of attributes that make an object or substance what it fundamentally is, and which it has by necessity, and without which it loses its identity. Essence is contrasted with accident: a property that the object or substance has contingently, without...
  
  , the central idea or main substance
• GiST
  GiST
  In computing, GiST or Generalized Search Tree, is a data structure and API that can be used to build a variety of disk-based search trees. GiST is a generalization of the B+ tree, providing a concurrent and recoverable height-balanced search tree infrastructure without making any assumptions about...
  
  , or Generalized Search Tree, a flexible data structure for building search trees
• Gist (Computing)
  Gist (Computing)
  In computing, Gist is a scientific graphics library written in C by David H. Munro of Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory. It supports three graphics output devices: X Window, PostScript, and Computer Graphics Metafiles . The library is promoted as being small , efficient, and full-featured...
  
  , a scientific graphics library written in the C programming language
• Gist, a pastebin service operated by GitHub
  Github
  GitHub is a web-based hosting service for software development projects that use the Git revision control system. GitHub offers both commercial plans and free accounts for open source projects...
  
  
• Gastrointestinal stromal tumor
  Gastrointestinal stromal tumor
  A gastrointestinal stromal tumor is one of the most common mesenchymal tumors of the gastrointestinal tract...
  
  , an uncommon neoplasm of the gastrointestinal tract
• German Institute of Science and Technology (Singapore)
  German Institute of Science and Technology (Singapore)
  The German Institute of Science and Technology is a research and education institute se a collaboration between the Technical University of Munich, the National University of Singapore and Nanyang Technological University....
  
  , an R&D institute in Singapore
• Gwangju Institute of Science and Technology
  Gwangju Institute of Science and Technology
  Gwangju Institute of Science and Technology , formerly known as the Kwangju Institute of Science and Technology , is a leading research oriented institute of Korea located in Gwangju, South Korea...
  
  , an R&D university in Gwangju City, South Korea
• Mount Gist
  Mount Gist
  Mount Gist is a mountain 8 nautical miles northwest of Mount Strathcona near the head of Denman Glacier. Mapped from aerial photographs taken by U.S. Navy Operation Highjump , and named by Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names for Lieutenant Francis J...
  
  , a mountain 8 nautical miles (15 km) northwest of Mount Strathcona near the head of Denman Glacier

People

• Carole Gist
  Carole Gist
  Carole Anne-Marie Gist was the first African American woman to win the Miss USA title. Gist first won the title of Miss Michigan USA and went on to win the Miss USA crown on March 2, 1990 in Wichita, Kansas...
  
  , first African American woman to win the Miss USA title
• Christopher Gist
  Christopher Gist
  Christopher Gist was an accomplished American explorer, surveyor and frontiersman. He was one of the first white explorers of the Ohio Country . He is credited with providing the first detailed description of the Ohio Country to Great Britain and her colonists...
  
   (1706–1759), one of the first white explorers of the Ohio Country in what would become the United States
• James Gist (born 1986), American professional basketball player
• Joseph Gist
  Joseph Gist
  Joseph Gist was a U.S. Representative from South Carolina.Born near the mouth of Fair Forest Creek, Union District, South Carolina, Gist moved to Charleston with his parents in 1788.He attended the common schools....
  
   (1775–1836), U.S. Representative from South Carolina
• Mordecai Gist
  Mordecai Gist
  Mordecai Gist was a member of a prominent Maryland family who became a general in command of the Maryland Line in the Continental Army during the American Revolutionary War....
  
   (1743–1792), member of a prominent Maryland family who became a general in command of the Maryland Line in the Continental Army during the American Revolutionary War
• Robert Gist
  Robert Gist
  Robert Gist was an American actor and film director. He was married to actress Agnes Moorehead from 1954 to 1958, although they separated in 1955. They met during the filming of The Stratton Story .- Biography :...
  
   (1924–1998), American actor and film director
• States Rights Gist
  States Rights Gist
  States Rights Gist was a lawyer, a militia general in South Carolina, and a Confederate Army brigadier general who served during the American Civil War. A relative of several prominent South Carolinians, Gist rose to fame during the war but was killed before its end at the Battle of Franklin on...
  
   (1831–1864), lawyer, a militia general in South Carolina, and a Confederate Army general who served during the American Civil War
• William Henry Gist
  William Henry Gist
  William Henry Gist was the 68th Governor of South Carolina from 1858 to 1860 and a leader of the secession movement in South Carolina.-Early life and career:...
  
  (1807–1874), 68th Governor of South Carolina from 1858 to 1860 and a leader of the secession movement in South Carolina