Erg (disambiguation)
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The word erg can mean:
- An erg is the unit of energy in the centimetre-gram-second (CGS) system of units.
- An erg (landform) is a large flat area of desert covered with shifting wind-swept sand, especially in the Sahara.
- An erg (as short for ergometer) is an indoor rower, taken from its purpose of measuring the amount of work done during.
- The ergs were fictional "force field creatures" in Dan Simmons' Hyperion Cantos, used to drive Treeships through space.
- Erg is a mutant in the Marvel Comics universe.
ERG may mean:
- Electroretinography
- Emergency Response Guidebook
- ERG theory, a psychological theory stated by Clayton Alderfer
- ERGS for Electronic Route Guidance System
- ERG is the approved GeneSymbol for the "v-ets erythroblastosis virus E26 oncogene like" gene, frequently involved as a part of fusion genes.