PEG
Encyclopedia
PEG or Peg may refer to:
Devices
Science, medicince and computing
Games and sport
Other
Devices
- Clothes peg
- Tent pegTent pegA tent peg is a spike, usually with a hook or hole on the top end, typically made from wood, metal, plastic, or composite material, pushed or driven into the ground for holding a tent to the ground, either directly by attaching to the tent's material, or by connecting to ropes attached to the tent...
- Tuning pegTuning pegA tuning peg is used to hold a string in the pegbox of a stringed instrument. It may be made of ebony, rosewood, boxwood or other material. Some tuning pegs are ornamented with shell, metal, or plastic inlays, beads or rings....
, on a musical instrument - PitonPitonIn climbing, a piton is a metal spike that is driven into a crack or seam in the rock with a hammer, and which acts as an anchor to protect the climber against the consequences of a fall, or to assist progress in aid climbing...
, in climbing - Part of a flatland BMXFlatland BMXFlatland is a freestyle BMX riding style performed on smooth flat surfaces that do not include any ramps, jumps, or grindrails. It is sometimes described as a form of artistic cycling with a blend of breakdancing. Flatland as a discipline also encompasses certain aspects Martial arts and Zen...
bicycle
Science, medicince and computing
- PCI ExpressPCI ExpressPCI Express , officially abbreviated as PCIe, is a computer expansion card standard designed to replace the older PCI, PCI-X, and AGP bus standards...
Graphics; a PCI-SIGPCI-SIGThe PCI-SIG or Peripheral Component Interconnect Special Interest Group is an electronics industry consortium responsible for specifying the Peripheral Component Interconnect , PCI-X, and PCI Express computer buses....
standard port for computer graphics cards. - Parsing expression grammarParsing expression grammarA parsing expression grammar, or PEG, is a type of analytic formal grammar, i.e. it describes a formal language in terms of a set of rules for recognizing strings in the language...
, a term in mathematics and computer science - Peg (unit of measurement)
- Percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomyPercutaneous endoscopic gastrostomyPercutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy is an endoscopic medical procedure in which a tube is passed into a patient's stomach through the abdominal wall, most commonly to provide a means of feeding when oral intake is not adequate. The procedure is an alternative to surgical gastrostomy insertion, and...
, a medical procedure - Polyethylene glycolPolyethylene glycolPolyethylene glycol is a polyether compound with many applications from industrial manufacturing to medicine. It has also been known as polyethylene oxide or polyoxyethylene , depending on its molecular weight, and under the tradename Carbowax.-Available forms:PEG, PEO, or POE refers to an...
, a chemical polymer - Portable Embedded GUI, a graphical software toolkit for embedded displays
Games and sport
- A rule in the game of backyard cricket
- Peg solitairePeg solitairePeg solitaire is a board game for one player involving movement of pegs on a board with holes. Some sets use marbles in a board with indentations. The game is known simply as Solitaire in the United Kingdom where the card games are called Patience...
is a board game for one player - An area set aside for an angler (Peg (fishing))
Other
- PEG Channels Public, educational, and government accessPublic, educational, and government accessPublic, educational, and government access television, refers to three different cable television specialty channels...
(Cable television in the United StatesCable television in the United StatesCable television in the United States is a common form of television delivery, generally by subscription. Cable television first became available in the United States in 1948, with subscription services in 1949. Data by SNL Kagan shows that as of 2006 about 58.4% of all American homes subscribe to...
) - Peg (currency)
- PEG RatioPEG ratioThe PEG ratio is a valuation metric for determining the relative trade-off between the price of a stock, the earnings generated per share , and the company's expected growth....
, a financial ratio comparing stock price to company earnings - "Peg" (song)Peg (song)"Peg" is a song by rock group Steely Dan that was released as a single from their 1977 album Aja. In G Major, it, like many Steely Dan songs from the period, blends rock with jazz and R&B elements. The song became a big hit in 1978....
, by Steely Dan - Mnemonic peg systemMnemonic peg systemA peg system is a technique for memorizing lists. It works by pre-memorizing a list of words that are easy to associate with the numbers they represent . Those objects form the "pegs" of the system. Then in the future, to rapidly memorize a list of arbitrary objects, each one is associated with...
, a memory aid - Pegswood railway stationPegswood railway stationPegswood railway station is a small railway station on the south east edge of Pegswood village in Northumberland, England. It is on the East Coast Main Line so a wide variety of trains pass through the station but very few stop there....
, National Rail code PEG - The IATA airport codeIATA airport codeAn IATA airport code, also known an IATA location identifier, IATA station code or simply a location identifier, is a three-letter code designating many airports around the world, defined by the International Air Transport Association...
for San Egidio AirportSan Egidio AirportSan Franceso d'Assisi Airport , also known as Perugia Airport and Umbria International Airport , is an airport serving Perugia, the capital city of the region of Umbria in central Italy....
near PerugiaPerugiaPerugia is the capital city of the region of Umbria in central Italy, near the River Tiber, and the capital of the province of Perugia. The city is located about north of Rome. It covers a high hilltop and part of the valleys around the area....
, Italy - Program for the Exceptionally Gifted, a program at Mary Baldwin College
- Pegasus (constellation)Pegasus (constellation)Pegasus is a constellation in the northern sky, named after the winged horse Pegasus in Greek mythology. It was one of the 48 constellations listed by the 2nd century astronomer Ptolemy, and remains one of the 88 modern constellations.-Stars:...
- WinnipegWinnipegWinnipeg is the capital and largest city of Manitoba, Canada, and is the primary municipality of the Winnipeg Capital Region, with more than half of Manitoba's population. It is located near the longitudinal centre of North America, at the confluence of the Red and Assiniboine Rivers .The name...
, Manitoba, Canada, nickname "The Peg" - A diminutive form of the name MargaretMargaret (name)Margaret is a female first name, derived from the Greek word margarites meaning "pearl." It may have originally been derived from the Sanskrit word मञ्यरी mañjarī....