Ring

Ring most commonly refers either to a hollow circular shape or to a high-pitched sound. It thus may refer to:

Ring (jewellery), a circular, decorative or symbolic ornament worn on fingers, toes, arm or neck

Ring may also refer to:

Sounds

Ring, the sound that a bell makes when rung (struck)
- Ringtone, the sound that a telephone makes, which traditionally was a literal ringing of a bell
Ring or ringing, an apparent sound in the ears, which may be a symptom of tinnitus

Places

Ring, County Waterford, a village in Ireland
Ring, Wisconsin, an unincorporated community in USA

People

Ring (surname)
Ring of Sweden, a semi-legendary Swedish king

Arts, entertainment, and media

The Ring (franchise), a Japanese horror franchise

Films

Ring (film), a 1998 horror film by Hideo Nakata
Rings (2005 film), a 2005 horror short film by Jonathan Liebesman
The Ring (1927 film), a 1927 silent sports film directed by Alfred Hitchcock
The Ring (2002 film), a 2002 horror film by Gore Verbinski
- The Ring Two, a 2005 sequel to the 2002 horror film The Ring
- Rings (2017 film), the second sequel to the 2002 horror film The Ring, and overall 3rd movie in series

Gaming

Ring (video game), or Ring: The Legend of the Nibelungen, a point-and-click adventure video game
Rings (Sonic the Hedgehog), a collectible in Sonic the Hedgehog games

Literature

Ring (Suzuki novel), a 1991 Japanese horror novel by Koji Suzuki
Ring (Baxter novel), a 1994 science fiction novel

Music

Albums

Songs

"Ring" (B'z song), 2000
"Ring" (Cardi B song), 2018
"Ring", song by Phoebe Ryan, 2020
"Ring" (Selena Gomez song), 2020
"Ring Ring" (ABBA song), 1973
"Rings" (song), 1971 song covered by Lonnie Mack, Cymarron, Tompall & the Glaser Brothers, and others
"Rings" (Aesop Rock song), 2016

Other

Ring (band), a 1980s British band
Ring of bells, an instrument
"The Ring", Der Ring des Nibelungen, four operas by Richard Wagner

Other uses in arts, entertainment, and media

Chiastic structure, or chiastic pattern, a literary technique in narrative motifs and other textual passages, an alternate name includes ring structure

Mathematics

Ring (mathematics), an algebraic structure
- Subring
Annulus (mathematics), a geometric ring shaped like a circle
Prime ring
Ring of sets
Ring theory, an algebraic theory on the study of rings
Torus, a doughnut shape

Science and technology

Chemistry

Ring (chemistry), a cyclic molecule
RING finger domain, a protein structural domain

Computing

Ring (computer security), a layer of protection in computer systems
Ring (data structure), also known as ring buffer or circular buffer
Ring (software), VOIP software
Ring network, a network topology

Other uses in science and technology

Annulus (mycology), also called a ring or an annulus
Bird ringing, in biology, identification rings put on birds' legs
Coffee ring or coffee ring effect
Piston ring
Ring system, in astronomy, matter orbiting a planet or other stellar body
Storage ring, a type of particle accelerator

Sports

Ring (boxing)
Ring (wrestling)
Rings (gymnastics), a gymnastics apparatus and its associated event
Fighting Network Rings, a martial arts organization also known as RINGS
Juggling rings

Organization types

Crime ring
Rings, local clubs of the International Brotherhood of Magicians

Other uses

Ring Inc., a home security company owned by Amazon, which makes the Ring Video Doorbell (a product marketed as simply Ring)
Ring (diacritic), as in "Åmål"
Auction ring, a bidding practice, also known as collusion, used in auctions
Brass ring
Cock ring
Ring road, a type of highway encircling a town or city
D-ring

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