G5
Encyclopedia
G5, G.V, G.5 or G-5 is a two character combination which may refer to any of many items, classifications, and entities:
Groups and organizations
- G5 nations (Group of FiveGroup of FiveThe Group of Five encompasses five nations which have joined together for an active role in the rapidly evolving international order. Individually and as a group, the G5 nations work to promote dialogue and understanding between developing and developed countries. The G5 seek to find common...
) - five of the world's leading economies in mid-1970s — France, Germany, Japan, the United Kingdom, and the United States
- the leading five emerging economies in mid-2000s — Brazil, People's Republic of China, India, Mexico, and South Africa
- G5 group, former group of the largest West European countries: France, Germany, Italy, the United Kingdom, and Spain, now expanded to G6 (EU)G6 (EU)The G6 in the European Union is an unofficial group of the interior ministers of the six European Union member states – Germany, France, United Kingdom, Italy, Spain, and Poland – with the largest populations and so with the majority of votes in the Council of the European Union. The G6 was...
Education
- G5G5 (education)The G5 is an informal grouping of five British universities first identified by Times Higher Education in 2004. According to Times Higher Education, the five members are the University of Cambridge, Imperial College London, the London School of Economics, the University of Oxford and University...
- An informal group of British universities, comprising:
- Cambridge UniversityUniversity of CambridgeThe University of Cambridge is a public research university located in Cambridge, United Kingdom. It is the second-oldest university in both the United Kingdom and the English-speaking world , and the seventh-oldest globally...
- Imperial College LondonImperial College LondonImperial College London is a public research university located in London, United Kingdom, specialising in science, engineering, business and medicine...
- London School of EconomicsLondon School of EconomicsThe London School of Economics and Political Science is a public research university specialised in the social sciences located in London, United Kingdom, and a constituent college of the federal University of London...
- Oxford UniversityUniversity of OxfordThe University of Oxford is a university located in Oxford, United Kingdom. It is the second-oldest surviving university in the world and the oldest in the English-speaking world. Although its exact date of foundation is unclear, there is evidence of teaching as far back as 1096...
- University College LondonUniversity College LondonUniversity College London is a public research university located in London, United Kingdom and the oldest and largest constituent college of the federal University of London...
Others
G5 is:- the IATA code for China Express AirlinesChina Express AirlinesChina Express Airlines is an airline based in Guiyang, Guizhou, People's Republic of China. It provides services using Bombardier CRJ-200 aircraft.-History:...
. - the in-game ID used by the 2010 World Cyber GamesWorld Cyber GamesThe World Cyber Games is an international competitive video-gaming event operated by South Korean company World Cyber Games Inc., and sponsored by Samsung and Microsoft...
United States Champion of Starcraft:BroodwarStarCraft: Brood WarStarCraft: Brood War is the expansion pack for the award winning military science fiction, real-time strategy video game StarCraft. Released in 1998 for Windows and Mac OS, it was co-developed by Saffire and Blizzard Entertainment. The expansion pack introduced new campaigns, map tilesets, music,...
, Eric Rothmuller. - in NATO the Assistant Chief Of Staff (ACOS) or senior staff officer on Civil/Military Co-ordination (CIMIC) and Public Affairs at the divisionDivision (military)A division is a large military unit or formation usually consisting of between 10,000 and 20,000 soldiers. In most armies, a division is composed of several regiments or brigades, and in turn several divisions typically make up a corps...
level and higher (military shorthand).
Standards and classifications
- G5 paper, an ISO 216ISO 216ISO 216 specifies international standard paper sizes used in most countries in the world today. It defines the "A" and "B" series of paper sizes, including A4, the most commonly available size...
"Metric Paper" format, 169 × 239 mm - G5 star, a subclass of G-classStellar classificationIn astronomy, stellar classification is a classification of stars based on their spectral characteristics. The spectral class of a star is a designated class of a star describing the ionization of its chromosphere, what atomic excitations are most prominent in the light, giving an objective measure...
stars - Group 5 elementGroup 5 elementA Group 5 element is a chemical element in the fifth group in the periodic table. In the modern IUPAC nomenclature, Group 5 of the periodic table contains vanadium , niobium , tantalum and dubnium . This group lies in the d-block of the periodic table...
, part of the periodic table of elements - G5 bipinBipinA bipin or bi-pin, , is a standard from the IEC for lamp fittings. These are used on many small incandescent light bulbs , and on most fluorescent lights as well, where the filaments are involved in starting the tube when it is turned on.Some lamps have pins placed closer together, preventing...
, a lamp standard - Fifth generation jet fighterFifth generation jet fighterA fifth-generation jet fighter is a fighter aircraft classification used in the United States encompassing the most advanced generation of fighter aircraft...
, the newest and most advanced generation of fighter aircraft
Products and equipment
- G5 howitzerG5 howitzerThe G5 is a South African towed howitzer of 155 mm calibre designed with the help of the Canadian scientist Gerald Bull and his company, Space Research Corporation and manufactured by Denel Land Systems.-Production history:...
, a South African howitzer
- Canon PowerShot G5, a digital camera
- Leitner systemLeitner systemThe Leitner system is a widely used method to efficiently use flashcards that was proposed by the German science journalist Sebastian Leitner in the 1970s...
, learning box in Iran - Fiat G.5, a Fiat aircraft
- Gulfstream G500, private jet aircraft (GulfStream V family)
- LNER Class G5, the post-1923 designation for NER Class ONER Class OThe NER Class O was a class of 0-4-4T steam locomotives of the North Eastern Railway,Ian Allan ABC of British Railways Locomotives, 1948 edition, part 4, page 44http://www.lner.info/locos/G/g5.shtml designed by the company's Chief Engineer, Wilson Worsdell. They all survived into British Railways...
steam locomotives - PRR G5PRR G5The Pennsylvania Railroad G5s was a class of 4-6-0 steam locomotives built by the PRR's Juniata Shops in the mid-late 1920s. The class was designed primarily for providing power to passenger trains, particularly on commuter lines, and thus became a fixture on suburban railroads, most notably the...
, a 4-6-0 steam locomotive built for the Pennsylvania RailroadPennsylvania RailroadThe Pennsylvania Railroad was an American Class I railroad, founded in 1846. Commonly referred to as the "Pennsy", the PRR was headquartered in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.... - Logitech G5Logitech G5The Logitech G5 is a corded laser mouse produced by Logitech as part of its G series targeted at the gamer market.The G5 has a body almost identical to its 'sister', the G7, a wireless mouse. The G7 has a slot for its battery, and the G5 has a slot into which the weight caddy can be inserted. The...
, a gaming mouse with variable weight and sensitivity settings - Mazda G engine#G5, a Mazda piston engine
- Motorola G5 projectMotorola G5 projectThe Motorola G5 project was an unsuccessful attempt around 2000-2001 to create a 64-bit PowerPC processor, successor to Motorola's PowerPC 7400 series...
, the failed Motorola PowerPC project to succeed its own PPC 74x - Ping G5, a golf club produced by PingPing (golf)PING is an American brand of high-quality golf equipment, as well as one of the largest of the remaining American manufacturers of golf clubs, based in Phoenix, Arizona, founded by Karsten Solheim, who was an engineer at the General Electric company. In 1959, he started making his own putters in...
- Pontiac G5Pontiac G5The Pontiac G5 is a rebadged Chevrolet Cobalt compact car that was marketed by the Pontiac division of General Motors. It was first introduced in 2004 for the 2005 model year. For 2005 and early 2006, this car was known as the Pontiac Pursuit in the Canadian market, and G5 Pursuit during mid-2006. ...
, an automobile - PowerPC G5PowerPC 970The PowerPC 970, PowerPC 970FX, PowerPC 970GX, and PowerPC 970MP, are 64-bit Power Architecture processors from IBM introduced in 2002. When used in Apple Inc. machines, they were dubbed the PowerPC G5....
, a microprocessor branding used by Apple Inc- Power Mac G5Power Mac G5The Power Mac G5 is Apple's marketing name for models of the Power Macintosh that contains the IBM PowerPC G5 CPU. The professional-grade computer was the most powerful in Apple's lineup when it was introduced, widely hailed as the first 64-bit PC, and was touted by Apple as the fastest personal...
, Apple's marketing name for models of the Power Macintosh which contain the IBM PowerPC G5 CPU - iMac G5IMac G5The iMac G5 was a series of desktop Macintosh computers designed and built by Apple Inc. using the PowerPC chip architecture. It was the last line of iMac computers that used a PowerPC chip, making it the last of the iMacs that could run Mac OS 9 applications. In August 2004, the iMac design was...
, a series of desktop Macintosh computers designed and built by Apple Inc. using the PowerPC chip architecture
- Power Mac G5
- G.V, a German designation for several World War I heavy bombers:
- AEG G.VAEG G.V-See also:-Further reading:* Kroschel, Günter; Stützer, Helmut: Die deutschen Militärflugzeuge 1910-18, Wilhelmshaven 1977* Munson, Kenneth: Bomber 1914–19, Zürich 1968, Nr. 20* Nowarra, Heinz: Die Entwicklung der Flugzeuge 1914-18, München 1959...
, a biplane bomber aircraft of World War I, a further refinement of the AEG G.IV - Gotha G.V, a heavy bomber used by the Luftstreitkräfte (Imperial German Air Service) during World War I
- AEG G.V
- G-5 class motor torpedo boatG-5 class motor torpedo boatThe G-5 was a Soviet motor torpedo boat built before and during World War II. Approximately 300 were built, of which 73 were lost during the war. Four were exported to the Spanish Republican Navy during the Spanish Civil War and others were transferred to North Korea after the war...
, a World War II Soviet torpedo boat - EmpirixEmpirixEmpirix Inc. is a privately held company which designs and manufactures service assurance testing and monitoring equipment for IP-based communications networks such as Voice-over-Internet-Protocol , IP Multimedia Subsystem -based, next generation network and 4G wireless networks...
HammerHammerA hammer is a tool meant to deliver an impact to an object. The most common uses are for driving nails, fitting parts, forging metal and breaking up objects. Hammers are often designed for a specific purpose, and vary widely in their shape and structure. The usual features are a handle and a head,...
G5, a functional and load testing VoIP call generator by Empirix Inc - G5, a model from the George Foreman GrillGeorge Foreman GrillThe George Foreman Lean Mean Fat-Reducing Grilling Machine, commonly known as the George Foreman Grill, is an indoor, electrically-heated grill manufactured by Russell Hobbs Inc.. It is promoted by George Foreman, a former champion boxer. Since its introduction in 1994, over 100 million George...
series
Genetics
- The former haplogroup G5 (Y-DNA), a human Y chromosome haplogroup, now known as haplogroup G2cHaplogroup G2c (Y-DNA)In human genetics, Haplogroup G2c is a Y-chromosome haplogroup and is defined by the presence of the M377 mutation. It is a branch of Haplogroup G, which in turn is defined by the presence of the M201 mutation....