Giga (disambiguation)
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- Giga-: a prefixSI prefixThe International System of Units specifies a set of unit prefixes known as SI prefixes or metric prefixes. An SI prefix is a name that precedes a basic unit of measure to indicate a decadic multiple or fraction of the unit. Each prefix has a unique symbol that is prepended to the unit symbol...
in the SISiSi, si, or SI may refer to :- Measurement, mathematics and science :* International System of Units , the modern international standard version of the metric system...
system of units denoting 109Orders of magnitude (numbers)This list contains selected positive numbers in increasing order, including counts of things, dimensionless quantity and probabilities. Each number is given a name in the short scale, which is used in English speaking countries, as well as a name in the long scale, which is used in some of the...
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- German Institute of Global and Area Studies
- ĢīgaĢīgaThe ģīga is a two-stringed bowed zither found in Latvia.The instrument is descended from the psalmodicon, a bowed monochord developed in Sweden in 1829 for liturgical singing. From there it filtered down to the Latvian peasantry who added a second string for harmony....
, a Latvian string instrument - GIGA, An organization working in the field of genoproteomics at the University of LiègeUniversity of LiègeThe University of Liège , in Liège, Wallonia, Belgium, is a major public university in the French Community of Belgium. Its official language is French.-History:...
- Giga PetGiga PetGiga Pets are a series of virtual pets. They were first created and released in 1997 and re-released in 2006 by Tiger Electronics, now a division of Hasbro. They were one of the first virtual pets to be released in the United States....
s, a series of virtual pets - GIGA TelevisionGIGA TelevisionGIGA was the brand name of a digital TV channel and several German television shows. The channel ceased operations in 2009.-Early Days:...
, a German TV station - GigueGigueThe gigue or giga is a lively baroque dance originating from the British jig. It was imported into France in the mid-17th century and usually appears at the end of a suite...
or giga: a Baroque dance - Giga (instrument)Giga (instrument)-Sources:*Otto Emanuel Andersson. The Shetland gue, the Welsh crwth, and the Northern bowed harp. s.n., 1956...
, a traditional Norwegian musical instrument - Isuzu GigaIsuzu GigaThe Isuzu Giga & Isuzu C/E-Series Mark II is a line of heavy-duty commercial vehicle by Isuzu. The range was primarily available in other big-size trucks...
, truck series - St.GIGASt.GIGAis the name of a defunct satellite radio company that was formed as a subsidiary of satellite television company WOWOW and later became semi-independent, forming a keiretsu with its parent. Using the BS network to broadcast digital radio via direct broadcast satellite as a test on November 30,...
, a Japanese satellite radio station - Giga (company)Giga (company)is a Japanese adult visual novel producing studio under TGL Planning. Giga produces both regular visual novels driven by text and graphics as well as games that feature mecha with action-oriented gameplay elements...
, a company that produces Japanese adult visual novels - Giga - a georgianGeorgian peopleThe Georgians are an ethnic group that have originated in Georgia, where they constitute a majority of the population. Large Georgian communities are also present throughout Russia, European Union, United States, and South America....
male name, short form of GiorgiGiorgiGiorgi is the name of:* Francesco Giorgi , Venetian Franciscan friar and author* Giovanni Giorgi , Italian electrical engineer* Ennio de Giorgi , Italian mathematician...
/GeorgeGeorge (given name)George, from the Greek word γεωργός , "farmer" or "earth-worker", which became a name in Greek: Γεώργιος , and Latin: Georgius. The word γεωργός is a compound word, formed by the words ge , "earth", "soil" and ergon , "work"...