Gig
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Gig or GIG may refer to:
- Gig (musical performance)Gig (musical performance)Gig is slang for a musical engagement in which musicians are hired. Originally coined in the 1920s by jazz musicians, the term, short for the word "engagement", now refers to any aspect of performing such as assisting with performance and attending musical performance...
, live performance by a musician or other performer- Temporary workTemporary workTemporary work or temporary employment refers to a situation where the employee is expected to leave the employer within a certain period of time. Temporary employees are sometimes called "contractual", "seasonal", "interim", "casual staff", "freelance", or "part-time"; or the word may be shortened...
, by extension
- Temporary work
- Gig (Northern Pikes album)Gig (Northern Pikes album)Gig is the first live by The Northern Pikes released in 1993. This album was recorded over two nights during the tour to support Neptune. Following the tour, the band would dissolve until reforming in 1999....
, 1993 - Gig (Circle Jerks album), 1992
- Gig, a multi-pronged spear similar to a tridentTridentA trident , also called a trishul or leister or gig, is a three-pronged spear. It is used for spear fishing and was also a military weapon. Tridents are featured widely in mythical, historical and modern culture. The major Hindu god, Shiva the Destroyer and the sea god Poseidon or Neptune are...
- GiggingGiggingGigging is the practice of hunting fish or small game with a gig or similar multi-pronged spear. Commonly harvested wildlife include freshwater suckers, saltwater flounder, and small game, such as frogs. A gig can refer to any long pole which has been tipped with a multi-pronged spear. The gig pole...
, the practice of hunting fish or frogs with a gig - Captain's gigCaptain's GigThe captain's gig is a boat used on naval ships as the captain's private taxi. It is a catchall phrase for this type of craft and over the years it has gradually increased in size, changed with the advent of new technologies for locomotion, and been crafted from increasingly more durable...
, a boat used on naval ships as the Captain's taxi - Cornish pilot gigCornish pilot gigThe Cornish pilot gig is a six-oared rowing boat, built of Cornish narrow leaf elm, long with a beam of four feet ten inches.It is recognised as one of the first shore-based lifeboats that went to vessels in distress, with recorded rescues going back as far as the late 17th century.The original...
, a six-oared rowing boat, built of Cornish narrow leaf elm, 32 feet long with a beam of four feet ten inches - Gig (carriage)Gig (carriage)A gig, also called chair or chaise, is a light, two-wheeled sprung cart pulled by one horse.-Description:Gigs travelling at night would normally carry two oil lamps with thick glass, known as gig-lamps. Gig carts are constructed with the driver's seat sitting higher than the level of the shafts. ...
, a 2-wheeled sprung cart to be pulled by a horse - GigabyteGigabyteThe gigabyte is a multiple of the unit byte for digital information storage. The prefix giga means 109 in the International System of Units , therefore 1 gigabyte is...
, a unit of measurement for data - Gig, the blade a professional wrestler uses to cut himself
- Gig mark, a scar from blading in professional wrestling slang
- GIG (Hot Wheels AcceleRacers), a character in Hot Wheels AcceleRacers
- Giggleswick railway stationGiggleswick railway stationGiggleswick railway station serves the village of Giggleswick in North Yorkshire, England. The station is north west of Leeds on the Leeds to Morecambe Line towards Lancaster and Morecambe...
(National Rail station code: GIG), in England - Rio de Janeiro-Galeão International Airport (IATA airport code: GIG), the main airport serving Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
- Global Information GridGlobal Information GridThe Global Information Grid is an all-encompassing communications project of the United States Department of Defense.It is defined as a "globally interconnected, end-to-end set of information capabilities for collecting, processing, storing, disseminating, and managing information on demand to...
, a military global information network operated by the United States Department of Defense - Generalized inverse Gaussian distribution, a distribution in probability theory
- Acronym of a religious youth group. Standing for 'Growing in God' or other variations.
- GIG is an acronym for "Geri İndi Gəlirəm" in Azerbaijani. Equivalent of brbBRBBRB stands for:* "Be right back", internet/chat slang, also sometimes treated as a synonym of "bathroom break" or "Bottons run backwards"* The Beatles: Rock Band* Buckling-Restrained Braced Frame, a specialized earthquake bracing system...
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