Hog
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Animals
Other than the Domestic pigDomestic pig
The domestic pig is a domesticated animal that traces its ancestry to the wild boar, and is considered a subspecies of the wild boar or a distinct species in its own right. It is likely the wild boar was domesticated as early as 13,000 BC in the Tigris River basin...
, Sus scrofa or Sus scrofa domestica, there are other species commonly called hogs, including:
- The Red river hogRed River HogThe red river hog , also known as the bush pig , is a wild member of the pig family living in Africa, with most of its distribution in the Guinean and Congolian forests...
- The Giant forest hogGiant forest hogThe Giant Forest Hog is native to wooded habitats in Africa and generally is considered the largest wild member of the Suidae . Despite its large size and relatively wide distribution, it was only described by scientists in 1904...
Other
- The HogsThe Hogs (American football)The Hogs was the nickname for the offensive line of the Washington Redskins of the National Football League during the 1980s and early 1990s. Renowned for their ability to control the line of scrimmage, the Hogs helped the Redskins win three Super Bowl championships under head coach Joe Gibbs...
, the offensive line of the NFL's Washington Redskins. - Arkansas RazorbacksArkansas RazorbacksThe Razorbacks, also known as the Hogs, are the names of college sports teams at the University of Arkansas in Fayetteville, Arkansas. The term Arkansas Razorbacks properly applies to any of the sports teams at the university. The Razorbacks take their name from the feral pig of the same name...
, the college sports teams of the University of Arkansas - Hogging and sagging, a condition on a ship where the keel is under a bending load, forced upwards amidships and sagging at bow and stern. In wooden ships, this can become a permanent deformation of the keel.
- Hogging (sexual practice), a practice among certain men that entails seeking out obese women for sexual encounters
- "Hog" may refer to something, or someone, overutilizing common resources (after the voracious eating habits of hogs):
- Road hog, an aggressive motorist, a driver who tries to occupy multiple lanes, tailgatesTailgatingTailgating is the practice of driving on a road too close to the vehicle in front, at a distance which does not guarantee that stopping to avoid collision is possible...
, cuts off other drivers, and otherwise avoids sharing the road. - Server hogServer hogA server hog is a user, program or system that places excessive load on a server such that the server performance as experienced by other clients is degraded, or such that the server itself is so heavily loaded that it fails to perform routine housekeeping for its own maintenance.-History:The term...
(computer scienceComputer scienceComputer science or computing science is the study of the theoretical foundations of information and computation and of practical techniques for their implementation and application in computer systems...
), a user, program or system that places excessive load on a serverServer (computing)In the context of client-server architecture, a server is a computer program running to serve the requests of other programs, the "clients". Thus, the "server" performs some computational task on behalf of "clients"...
such that its performance is degraded
- Road hog, an aggressive motorist, a driver who tries to occupy multiple lanes, tailgates
- Water hogWater hogA water hog is a machine that removes water from sports grounds. The water hog was invented by Hugh McLaughlin.Driven by a rider, it has a wide, front roller that absorbs the water, transfers it to a storage tank, and allows it to be discharged in a safe location...
, a machine that removes water from cricket pitches and putting greens - An informal term for a large motorcycleMotorcycleA motorcycle is a single-track, two-wheeled motor vehicle. Motorcycles vary considerably depending on the task for which they are designed, such as long distance travel, navigating congested urban traffic, cruising, sport and racing, or off-road conditions.Motorcycles are one of the most...
, usually reserved for machines produced by Harley-Davidson.
Abbreviations
- The stock ticker symbol for Harley-DavidsonHarley-DavidsonHarley-Davidson , often abbreviated H-D or Harley, is an American motorcycle manufacturer. Founded in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, during the first decade of the 20th century, it was one of two major American motorcycle manufacturers to survive the Great Depression...
(HOG) - Frank País AirportFrank Pais AirportFrank País Airport is an international airport that serves the city of Holguín in Cuba. It bears the name of Cuban revolutionary Frank País and is located in the municipio of Frank País.-Airlines and destinations :-Holguín Air Base:...
, serving Holguin, Cuba - Harley Owners GroupHarley Owners GroupThe Harley Owners Group is a sponsored community marketing club, operated by Harley-Davidson for enthusiasts of that brand's motorcycles. The HOG is "the grandaddy of all community-building efforts," serving to promote not just a consumer product, but a lifestyle...
- Higher-order grammarHigher-order grammarHigher Order grammar is a grammar theory based on higher-order logic. It can be viewed simultaneously as generative-enumerative or model theoretic .-Key features:* There is a propositional logic of types, which denote sets of linguistic...
, a formal grammar framework - Histogram of oriented gradientsHistogram of oriented gradientsHistogram of Oriented Gradients are feature descriptors used in computer vision and image processing for the purpose of object detection. The technique counts occurrences of gradient orientation in localized portions of an image...
(HOG), a feature descriptor used in computer visionComputer visionComputer vision is a field that includes methods for acquiring, processing, analysing, and understanding images and, in general, high-dimensional data from the real world in order to produce numerical or symbolic information, e.g., in the forms of decisions... - House of GuitarsHouse of GuitarsHouse of Guitars, Inc. is a store selling guitars, percussion and other music-related items in Irondequoit, a suburb of Rochester, New York. Billed as the "Largest Guitar Store in the World," it has a prodigious collection of new, used and vintage guitars, amplifiers and other musical instruments,...
, a famous guitar store in Rochester, New York - Hidden object game
See also
- Pig (disambiguation)Pig (disambiguation)Pigs are animals of the genus SusPig may also refer to:-Animals:*Domestic pig, Sus scrofa domestica or Sus domestica**Wild Pig, or Eurasian Wild Boar, Sus scrofa, the species from which the domestic pig was bred...
- Boar (disambiguation)Boar (disambiguation)-Animals:*Wild boar*Adult male domestic pig*Adult male of several other species; see List of animal names*Iron Age pig, a pseudo-primitive breed of boar*Razorback, hybrid boar in North America-Other:...
- Swine (disambiguation)Swine (disambiguation)Swine usually refers to a domestic pigSwine may also refer to:-Animal:*Domestic Pigs; known to experts as the species Sus domesticus or or the subspecies Sus scrofa domesticus...
- Hog farm (disambiguation)