Ring
Encyclopedia
Ring may refer to:
United States
- Ring (jewellery)Ring (jewellery)A finger ring is a circular band worn as a type of ornamental jewelry around a finger; it is the most common current meaning of the word ring. Other types of metal bands worn as ornaments are also called rings, such as arm rings and neck rings....
, a decorative ornament worn on fingers, toes, or around the arm or neck
Computing
- Ring (computer security)Ring (computer security)In computer science, hierarchical protection domains, often called protection rings, are a mechanism to protect data and functionality from faults and malicious behaviour . This approach is diametrically opposite to that of capability-based security.Computer operating systems provide different...
, a layer of protection in computer systems - Ring (data structure), also known as ring buffer or circular buffer
Entertainment
- Ring (video game), a 1999 computer game
- Ring (film)Ring (film)is a 1998 Japanese horror film by Hideo Nakata, adapted from the novel Ring by Kōji Suzuki, which in turn draws on the Japanese folk tale Banchō Sarayashiki. The film stars Nanako Matsushima, Hiroyuki Sanada, and Rikiya Ōtaka as members of a divorced family...
, by Hideo Nakata - Rings (short film)Rings (short film)Rings is a 2005 American horror short film. It was initially released as an extra disc with a re-release of The Ring on DVD. The events in Rings lead up to the sequel The Ring Two, on whose DVD Rings is also included as a bonus feature....
, by Jonathan Liebesman
Literature
- Ring (Suzuki novel)Ring (Suzuki novel)is a Japanese horror novel by Koji Suzuki, first published in 1991, and set in modern day Japan. It was the basis for a film of the same name , and two remakes: a Korean version and an American version ....
, a 1991 Japanese horror novel by Koji Suzuki - Ring (Stephen Baxter novel), a 1994 science fiction novel by Stephen Baxter
Mathematics
- Ring (geometric), or annulus, a circular shape
- Ring (mathematics)Ring (mathematics)In mathematics, a ring is an algebraic structure consisting of a set together with two binary operations usually called addition and multiplication, where the set is an abelian group under addition and a semigroup under multiplication such that multiplication distributes over addition...
, an algebraic structure - Ring of sets
Music
- "Ring" (song)Ring (song)"Ring" is the thirtieth single by B'z, released on October 4, 2000. This song is one of B'z many number-one singles in Oricon charts. It was the drama Asu o Dakishimete's theme song....
, by Japanese duo B'z - Ring (The Connells album), 1993
- Ring (Miliyah Kato album)Ring (Miliyah Kato album)Ring is Miliyah Kato's fourth studio album. It was released on July 8, 2009. It contains singles, Sayonara Baby, 20: Cry, and her most successful single to date Love Forever...
- Ring (Gary Burton album)Ring (Gary Burton album)Ring is an album by the Gary Burton Quintet with Eberhard Weber.-Track listing:#"Mevlevia" - 6:01#"Unfinished Sympathy" - 3:03#"Tunnel Of Love" - 5:30#"Intrude" - 4:47...
, 1974 - Ring (band)Ring (band)Ring were an English psychedelic rock band active during the 1980s.The band is notable for having helped to launch the subsequent musical careers of Robert White , Michael "Mik" Tubb and Christian "Bic" Hayes .-History:Ring evolved out of the south London experimental...
, a 1980s British band - Der Ring des NibelungenDer Ring des NibelungenDer Ring des Nibelungen is a cycle of four epic operas by the German composer Richard Wagner . The works are based loosely on characters from the Norse sagas and the Nibelungenlied...
, the cycle of four epic operas by Richard Wagner - "Rings" (song)Rings (song)Rings is song recorded by Tompall & the Glaser Brothers in 1971. The song spent fifteen weeks on the Billboard country singles charts, reaching a peak of number seven.-Chart performance:...
, a 1971 song by Tompall & the Glaser Brothers
Places
Ireland- Ring, County WaterfordRing, County WaterfordRing is a Gaeltacht region on a peninsula in the western half of County Waterford, Ireland, approximately seven miles south of Dungarvan town.Ring has many town lands but the main village is situated in Baile na nGall...
, a village
United States
- Ring, WisconsinRing, WisconsinRing is an unincorporated community located in the town of Nekimi, Winnebago County, Wisconsin, United States....
, an unincorporated community
Science
- Ring (chemistry), a cyclic molecule
- Planetary ringPlanetary ringA planetary ring is a ring of cosmic dust and other small particles orbiting around a planet in a flat disc-shaped region.The most notable planetary rings known in Earth's solar system are those around Saturn, but the other three gas giants of the solar system possess ring systems of their...
, matter orbiting a planet - RING finger domainRING finger domainIn molecular biology, a RING finger domain is a protein structural domain of zinc finger type which contains a Cys3HisCys4 amino acid motif which binds two zinc cations. This protein domain contains from 40 to 60 amino acids...
, a protein structural domain
Sports
- Championship ringChampionship ringA championship ring is a ring presented to members of winning teams in professional sports leagues, and—in North America—college tournaments. In recent years, it has become common for American, and Canadian high schools to give championship rings to teams that win the state or provincial...
- Ring (boxing)
- Ring (wrestling)
- Ring nameRing nameA ring name is a stage name used by a professional wrestler, martial artist, or boxer. While some ring names may have a fictitious first name and surname, others may simply be a nickname, such as The Undertaker.-Wrestling:...
- Ring of Honor (disambiguation)Ring of Honor (disambiguation)Ring of Honor is an independent professional wrestling promotion.Ring of Honor can also refer to:*Ring of Honor Wrestling, the primary television show of the Ring of Honor promotion*Arizona Cardinals Ring of Honor...
- Rings (gymnastics)Rings (gymnastics)The rings, also known as still rings , is an artistic gymnastics apparatus and the event that uses it. It is traditionally used only by male gymnasts, due to its extreme upper-body strength requirements...
, a gymnastics apparatus and its associated event - RINGS, a martial arts organization also known as Fighting Network Rings
Other uses
- Brass ringBrass ringA brass ring is a small grabbable ring that a dispenser presents to a carousel rider during the course of a ride. Usually there are a large number of iron rings and one brass one, or just a few. It takes some dexterity to grab a ring from the dispenser as the carousel rotates. The iron rings can be...
- Claddagh ringCladdagh RingThe Claddagh ring is a traditional Irish ring given as a token of friendship, love and/or as a wedding ring. The design and customs associated with it originated in the Irish fishing village of Claddagh, located just outside the city of Galway...
- Class ringClass ringA class ring is a ring worn by students and alumni in the United States and Canada to commemorate their graduation, generally for a high school, college, or university.-History:...
- Engagement ringEngagement ringAn engagement ring is a ring indicating that the person wearing it is engaged to be married, especially in Western cultures. In the United Kingdom, Ireland and North America, engagement rings are traditionally worn only by women, and rings can feature diamonds or other gemstones. In other cultures...
- Ring (telephone)
- Ring roadRing roadA ring road, orbital motorway, beltway, circumferential highway, or loop highway is a road that encircles a town or city...
(highway) - Rings (local I.B.M. clubs)
- Rings (Sonic the Hedgehog)
- Wedding ringWedding ringA wedding ring or wedding band is a metal ring indicating the wearer is married. Depending on the local culture, it is worn on the base of the right or the left ring finger. The custom of wearing such a ring has spread widely beyond its origin in Europe...