ARG

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Arg or ARG may refer to:

Architecture and Geography

• Arg (ارگ) means "citadel" in Persian, and may refer to:
  • Arg, Iran, a village in Fars Province, Iran
  • Arg, South Khorasan, a village in South Khorasan Province, Iran
  • Arg-é Bam, an ancient citadel in Bam, Iran
  • Arg (Kabul), presidential palace in Kabul, Afghanistan
  • Herat Citadel, also known as Arg-e Herat
  • Arg of Tabriz
  • Arg-e Rayen, Kerman, Iran
  • Arg of Karim Khan
• ARG is the ISO 3166-1 alpha-3 country code for Argentina

Computer science

• Argument (computer science), one of the pieces of data provided as input to a function

Culture

• Aragonese language (ISO 639 alpha-3, arg), a Romance language now spoken in a number of local varieties by between 10,000 and 30,000 people over the valleys of the Aragón River, Sobrarbe and Ribagorza in Aragon

Entertainment

• Alternate reality game, an interactive, cross-media narrative
• American Record Guide, a classical music magazine

Engineering

• Anti-rolling gyro, used to stabilize boats

Law enforcement

• Armed Response Group (see Authorised Firearms Officer), a unit of police officers in British police forces who carry firearms and respond in armed response vehicles

Mathematics

• Argument (complex analysis), the angular component of a complex number or function
• Argument of a function, a specific input in a mathematical function

Medicine

• Angle recession glaucoma, a disease in which the optic nerve is damaged, leading to progressive, irreversible loss of vision

Military

• Amphibious ready group, a United States Navy group consisting of U.S. Navy ships and a United States Marine Corps landing force
• ARG, the United States Navy hull classification symbol for "internal combustion engine repair ship"

Organizations

• Accident Response Group a function of the US National Nuclear Security Administration
• American Research Group, a polling research firm based in Manchester, New Hampshire
• Architectural Resources Group, an architecture firm based in San Francisco
• Architectural Research Group (fl. 1933-1934) of Philadelphia
• Archive for Reformation History, journal
• Argos (retailer), a retailer in both Ireland and the United Kingdom plus a subsidiary Home Retail Group
• Austin Rover Group, the name of Britain's largest carmaker during the 1980s

People

• James Argent, nicknamed "Arg"

Science

• Arginine, an α-amino acid

Sport

• The Antigua Recreation Ground, an international cricket ground in Antigua

Transportation

• Arisaig railway station, United Kingdom, from its National Rail code
• Australian Railroad Group, one of Australia's largest private rail operators, operating across almost 10,000 kilometres of track and began operating in Western Australia on 17 December 2000 following its purchase of the Westrail freight business
• ARG Argentina Línea Privada, name given to airline LAPA (Líneas Aéreas Privadas Argentinas) between September 2001 and August 2002 under new ownership

Television

• Ask Rhod Gilbert, a UK panel game
• Anti-Replicator Gun on the TV shows Stargate SG-1 and Stargate Atlantis

Other

• ISO 4217 code for Gold and Silver Pesos, a former currency unit in Argentina