SAW
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A saw
is a cutting tool.
Saw or SAW may also refer to:
Saw
A saw is a tool that uses a hard blade or wire with an abrasive edge to cut through softer materials. The cutting edge of a saw is either a serrated blade or an abrasive...
is a cutting tool.
Saw or SAW may also refer to:
In Film
- Saw (franchise), a series of horror films
- "Saw" (2003 film)Saw (2003 film)"Saw " is a nine-and-a-half-minute Australian short subject horror film released in 2003. It was directed by James Wan and written by Leigh Whannell, who also starred in it. It was originally used to pitch their script for a full-length feature film Saw to various studios and actors. The...
, a 2003 short film by James Wan, upon which the series of films was originally based - Saw (film)Saw (film)Saw is a 2004 American independent horror film directed by James Wan. The screenplay, written by Leigh Whannell, is based on a story by Wan and Whannell. The film stars Cary Elwes, Danny Glover, Monica Potter, Michael Emerson, Ken Leung, Whannell and Tobin Bell...
(2004) - Saw IISaw IISaw II is a 2005 Canadian-American horror film directed by Darren Lynn Bousman and co-written by Bousman and the first film's co-writer Leigh Whannell. It is a sequel to 2004's Saw and the second installment in the seven-part Saw film series...
(2005) - Saw IIISaw IIISaw III is a 2006 Canadian-American horror film directed by Darren Lynn Bousman from a screenplay by Leigh Whannell and story by James Wan and Whannell. Wan and Whannell directed and wrote Saw and Bousman wrote and directed Saw II. It is the third film in the seven-part Saw film series and stars...
(2006) - Saw IVSaw IVSaw IV is a 2007 Canadian-American horror film and midquel to 2006's Saw III. It was directed by Darren Lynn Bousman and written by newcomers Patrick Melton, Marcus Dunstan and Thomas Fenton. The film was released in North America on October 26, 2007...
(2007) - Saw VSaw VSaw V is a 2008 Canadian-American horror film directed by David Hackl and written by Patrick Melton and Marcus Dunstan and stars Tobin Bell, Costas Mandylor and Scott Patterson...
(2008) - Saw VISaw VISaw VI is a 2009 horror film directed by Kevin Greutert from a screenplay written by Patrick Melton and Marcus Dunstan. It is the sixth installment of the seven–part Saw film series and stars Tobin Bell, Costas Mandylor, Betsy Russell, Mark Rolston, Peter Outerbridge, and Shawnee Smith...
(2009) - Saw 3D, also known as Saw: The Final Chapter (2010)
- Saw (video game), a video game based on the film series
- Saw II: Flesh & BloodSaw II: Flesh & BloodSaw II: Flesh & Blood is a 2010 third person survival horror video game developed by Zombie Studios and published by Konami for the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360. It is the sequel to 2009's Saw: The Video Game, both of which are based in the same fictional universe as the Saw films...
, a sequel to the video game - Saw: Rebirth, a one-shot comic published by IDW
- Saw: Das Spiel, an online game based on the film series
- Saw – The RideSAW – The RideSaw – The Ride is a custom Euro-Fighter roller coaster in the Thorpe Park theme park in the United Kingdom. It is themed around the Saw horror film franchise.-Background information:...
, a roller coaster, based on the movie series, at Thorpe Park, England
- "Saw" (2003 film)
In Music
- Saw RecordingsSaw RecordingsSaw Recordings is an progressive house music record label created by Satoshi Tomiie. It has featured releases from artists such as Chab, Nathan Fake, Lexicon Avenue, SLOK, Medway, and Gabriel & Dresden.-External links:** from Progressive Sounds...
, a record label - Saw duangSaw duangThe saw duang is a bowed string instrument used in traditional Thai music. it has a higher pitch than a saw u. It has a hardwood soundbox covered on the playing end with python skin. It is held vertically and has two silk strings that are played with a bow. Like the saw u, the bow is between the...
, a Thai musical instrument - Saw uSaw uThe saw u is a Thai bowed string instrument. It has a lower pitch than the saw duang and is the lowest sounding of the saw family. It has two strings and can produce 8 notes....
, a Thai musical instrument - Saw sam saiSaw sam saiThe saw sam sai is a traditional bowed string instrument of Thailand. Its body is made from a special type of coconut covered on one end with animal skin, and it has three silk strings...
, a Thai musical instrument - Musical sawMusical sawA musical saw, also called a singing saw, is the application of a hand saw as a musical instrument. The sound creates an ethereal tone, very similar to the theremin...
, a regular cutting saw used to produce musical sounds
Places
- Saw TownshipSaw TownshipSaw Township is a township of Gangaw District in the Magway Region of Burma . The principal town and administrative seat is Saw.-External links:* Township 112 on Myanmar Information Management Unit * Maplandia...
, a township in Myanmar (Burma)- Saw, BurmaSaw, BurmaSaw is a town of Saw Township in Gangaw District in the Magway Division in Burma....
, a town in the above township
- Saw, Burma
- Saw Kill, three streams in the U.S. state of New York
Acronyms
- Sabiha Gökçen International AirportSabiha Gökçen International AirportSabiha Gökçen International Airport is one of the international airports serving İstanbul, Turkey. The facility is named after Sabiha Gökçen, the first female combat pilot in the world. Located southeast of central İstanbul, it is on the Asian side of the bi-continental city...
's IATA airport code - Selected Ambient Works 85–92Selected Ambient Works 85–92-External links:*...
, an Aphex Twin album - Selected Ambient Works Volume IISelected Ambient Works Volume II-Formatting notes:The cassette version of the album featured six songs on each side, barring side three, which contained seven . The vinyl version featured four songs on each side, excluding side four, which contained five ....
, an Aphex Twin album - Self-avoiding walkSelf-avoiding walkIn mathematics, a self-avoiding walk is a sequence of moves on a lattice that does not visit the same point more than once. A self-avoiding polygon is a closed self-avoiding walk on a lattice...
, a mathematical construction used for modelling polymers - Squad automatic weaponSquad automatic weaponA squad automatic weapon is a weapon used to give infantry squads or sections a portable source of automatic firepower. Weapons used in this role are selective-fire rifles, usually fitted with a bipod and heavier barrel to perform as Light machine guns...
, or section automatic weapon, a one-man machine gun - Stock Aitken WatermanStock Aitken WatermanStock Aitken Waterman, sometimes known as SAW, were a UK songwriting and record producing trio consisting of Mike Stock, Matt Aitken and Pete Waterman. They had great success during the mid to late 1980s and early 1990s...
, British producers trio - Submerged Arc WeldingSubmerged arc weldingSubmerged arc welding is a common arc welding process. Originally developed by the Linde - Union Carbide Company. It requires a continuously fed consumable solid or tubular electrode...
, a common type of arc welding process - Surface acoustic waveSurface acoustic wave]A surface acoustic wave is an acoustic wave traveling along the surface of a material exhibiting elasticity, with an amplitude that typically decays exponentially with depth into the substrate.-Discovery:...
- Surface Acoustic Wave touchscreens
- SAW filter, a type of electronic filter
- SAWStudioSAWStudioSAWStudio is a Digital Audio Workstation. SAW is the acronym for Software Audio Workshop. SAW was one of the first DAW products available for PC at a time when Protools for Mac had virtually all industry market share. SAW's lower price appealed to budget-minded professionals, and SAW quickly...
(Software Audio Workshop), a digital audio workstation - Peace be upon him (Islam)Peace be upon him (Islam)Peace be upon him is a phrase that practising Muslims often say after saying the name of a prophet of Islam. There are three variants of this phrase in Arabic:...
or - Spanish–American War
People
- U SawU SawU Saw aka Galon U Saw was a leading Burmese politician and Prime Minister during the colonial era before the Second World War. He is best known for his role in the assassination of Burma's national hero Aung San and other independence leaders in July 1947, only months before Burma gained...
(1900–1948), Burmese Prime Minister - 'Saw Lady', stage name of Natalia ParuzNatalia ParuzNatalia 'Saw Lady' Paruz is a New York City-based musical saw and novelty instruments player and busker. She is the founder and director of the annual Musical Saw Festival in New York City. She also organized the musical saw festival in Israel...