Rig

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  • In Norse mythology, see Ríg.
  • In Hinduism, see Rig Veda.
  • In abstract algebra, the term rig may refer to a semiring
  • Rigging is the arrangement of sails on a sailing vessel.
  • A type of horse drawn carriage in the U.S.
  • An oil rig or drilling rig is a structure housing equipment used to drill for and extract oil from underground oil reservoirs.
  • In computer animation, parts of a 3D model are rigged so that an animator can easily select and move parts of the model (such as an arm or leg) without having to painstakingly select every single vertex in the desired part. The rig also helps the animator with constraints and movement of other attached parts.
  • Slang- A computer system.
  • In skydiving, a rig is a harness/container or a full parachute system including a harness/container, a main parachute, a reserve parachute and an Automatic Activation Device
  • Slang- A truck or SUV
  • Rig (band), a musical group of the early 1970s
  • Big Rigs: over the road racing, a video game.
  • The initials of the Radio Independents Group (R.I.G. or RIG)

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