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Rig may refer to:

Rig, Something that a dog pulls when Mushing
Mushing
Mushing is a general term for a sport or transport method powered by dogs, and includes carting, pulka, scootering, sled dog racing, skijoring, freighting, and weight pulling. More specifically, it implies the use of one or more dogs to pull a sled on snow or a rig on dry land...
Rig, a slang term referring to a tractor unit
Tractor unit
A tractor unit, prime mover , road tractor, or traction unit is a heavy-duty commercial vehicle within the large goods vehicle category, usually with a large displacement diesel engine, and several axles. The tractor unit serves as a method of moving trailers...
Drilling rig
Drilling rig
A drilling rig is a machine which creates holes or shafts in the ground. Drilling rigs can be massive structures housing equipment used to drill water wells, oil wells, or natural gas extraction wells, or they can be small enough to be moved manually by one person...

, a structure housing equipment used to drill or extract oil from underground
Gaming rig, a PC built for high-performance gaming
Rigging or skeletal animation
Skeletal animation
Skeletal animation is a technique in computer animation in which a character is represented in two parts: a surface representation used to draw the character and a hierarchical set of interconnected bones used to animate the mesh...

, grouping the elements of parts such as limbs in an animated 3D computer model
Rig (stage lighting)
Rig, the configuration of sails and other rigging
Rigging
Rigging is the apparatus through which the force of the wind is used to propel sailboats and sailing ships forward. This includes masts, yards, sails, and cordage.-Terms and classifications:...

on a sailing vessel
Rig, in skydiving, a parachute system
Rig or run rig
Run rig
Run rig, or runrig, was a system of land occupation practised in northern and western Great Britain, especially Scotland. The name refers to the ridge and furrow pattern characteristic of this system , with alternating "runs" and "rigs" . The system continued in use into the 20th century in the...

, a traditional system of land occupation in Scotland
Rig, a horse-drawn carriage together with the horses and harness
Rig, in abstract algebra, a humorous name for a semiring
Semiring
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...

, being a ring without negative elements (n)
Rig, in amateur radio
Amateur radio
Amateur radio is the use of designated radio frequency spectrum for purposes of private recreation, non-commercial exchange of messages, wireless experimentation, self-training, and emergency communication...

, a transmitter, receiver, or transceiver
Rig, a partially castrated male livestock animal, especially in cattle or horses
Rig, a slang word for a cigarette
Cigarette
A cigarette is a small roll of finely cut tobacco leaves wrapped in a cylinder of thin paper for smoking. The cigarette is ignited at one end and allowed to smoulder; its smoke is inhaled from the other end, which is held in or to the mouth and in some cases a cigarette holder may be used as well...
Rig, a slang term for a syringe
Syringe
A syringe is a simple pump consisting of a plunger that fits tightly in a tube. The plunger can be pulled and pushed along inside a cylindrical tube , allowing the syringe to take in and expel a liquid or gas through an orifice at the open end of the tube...

used for injecting drugs, notably heroin
Rig, a slang term for an offroad vehicle (ORV) intended primarily for recreational use
Rig, Afghanistan
Rig, alternate name for Bandar Rig
Bandar Rig
Bandar 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 1,169 families....

, Iran
Rig District
Rig District
Rig District is a district 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....

, Iran
Ríg (Norse god) or Heimdall, the father of mankind in Norse mythology
Ríg or rí
Rí
Rí, or very commonly ríg , 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 it is Rìgh, apparently derived from the genitive. The word...

, Irish language word for "king"
Rig (band), a musical group of the early 1970s
An ambulance
Ambulance
An ambulance is a vehicle for transportation of sick or injured people to, from or between places of treatment for an illness or injury, and in some instances will also provide out of hospital medical care to the patient...

, often called a rig by members of Fire Departments
Fire department
A fire department or fire brigade is a public or private organization that provides fire protection for a certain jurisdiction, which typically is a municipality, county, or fire protection district...

and Ambulance companies.
Rig, to engage in cheating
Cheating
Cheating refers to the breaking of rules to gain advantage in a competitive situation. The rules infringed may be explicit, or they may be from an unwritten code of conduct based on morality, ethics or custom, making the identification of cheating a subjective process. Cheating can refer...

during a game, election, etc.

RIG may refer to:

RIG, the ticker symbol for Transocean Inc., an offshore drilling company
Radio Independents Group
Radio Independents Group
The Radio Independents Group, or RIG, is the trade body that represents the interests of the independent radio producers of the United Kingdom. Established in June 2004, RIG is mandated to negotiate terms with broadcasters and audio consumers such as digital publishers, that are to the benefit of...

, the radio producers' trade organisation in the UK
Radiologically Inserted Gastrostomy, a feeding tube inserted into the stomach using radiology (see Interventional radiology
Interventional radiology
Interventional radiology is a specialty of radiology, in which image-guided procedures are used to diagnose and treat a multitude of diseases across all body systems...

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