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Sting may refer to:
People and Corporations
- Sting (musician), the professional name of British rock musician Gordon Sumner, first known as a member of The Police and subsequently as a solo artist. Gordon Matthew Thomas Sumner, CBE (born October 2, 1951) better known by his Stage name Sting, is a three time Academy Award
- Sting (wrestler), the ring name of Steve Borden, a professional wrestler.
- Sting (video game developer), a company which makes video games
Miscellaneous
- An injection of a poison via stinger by an animal or plant
- Bee sting, the sting from a bee
- Sting operation, an undercover operation staged by law enforcement to catch a person committing a crime
- Sting (percussion), a brief burst of percussion used as a comedy punchline
- Sting (musical phrase), a short sequence of music used in films & TV as a form of punctuation
- Sting (fixture), a fixture in a wind tunnel made to hold models. Sting Entertainment is a Japanese game development studio. Some of their titles include Treasure Hunter G, Evolution The World of A stinger (a Colloquialism for the term "sting" is a common term for a sharp organ or body part found in various Animals (typically Arthropods A bee sting strictly means a sting from a Bee ( Honey bee, Bumblebee, Sweat bee etc In law enforcement a sting operation is a Deceptive operation designed to catch a person committing a crime A sting is a short sequence played by a Drummer to punctuate a Joke, especially an obvious or Slapstick one A sting is a short musical phrase, primarily used in television shows and films as a form of punctuation—for example at the end of a scene or as a dramatic climax is imminent In experimental Fluid mechanics, a sting is a fixture on which models are mounted for testing e
- STING, a software suite for protein analysis
- STING (productivity), a five-point approach for task completion
Fictional uses
- The Sting, a 1973 film starring Paul Newman and Robert Redford
- "The Sting" (Futurama), an episode of the animated television series Futurama
- Sting Oakley, a character in Gundam Seed Destiny
- Peter Stanchek aka Sting (Valiant Comics), a character in the Valiant Comics universe
- Sting (Middle-earth), a sword belonging to Bilbo and Frodo Baggins in J. STING ( S equence T o and with' IN' G raphics is a free Web-based suite of programs for a comprehensive analysis of the relationship between protein sequence STING is a Mnemonic describing a five-point method for the execution of everyday tasks The Sting is a 1973 Caper film set in September 1936 and revolving around a complicated plot by two professional grifters ( Paul "The Sting" is episode twelve in season four of Futurama. is a fictional character in the Gundam SEED Destiny Anime series Sting ( Peter Stanchek) is a Fictional character in the Valiant Comics Superhero universe The following list of weapons and armour of Middle-earth includes all weaponry and Armour directly taken from J R. R. Tolkien's The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings
- Sting or Stung, names of swords in various games, often influenced by Tolkien's Sting, e. g. NetHack, World of Warcraft, Zork, and John Hodgman's book The Areas of My Expertise
Sports teams
- Arizona Sting, an NLL lacrosse team
- Charlotte Sting, a WNBA basketball team
- Chicago Sting, an American soccer team (1975-1988)
- Las Vegas Sting, an Arena Football League team (1994-1995)
- Sarnia Sting, an Ontario Hockey League junior team
- Southern Sting, a New Zealand netball team
- Trenton Sting, an Ontario Provincial Junior A Hockey League team
See also
NetHack is a single-player Roguelike computer game originally released in 1987. World of Warcraft (commonly acronymed as WoW) is a Massively multiplayer online role-playing game (MMORPG Zork was one of the first Interactive fiction Computer games and an early descendant of Colossal Cave Adventure. The Areas of My Expertise (ISBN 0-525-94908-9 first published in 2005) is a satirical Almanac by John Hodgman. The Arizona Sting were a member of the National Lacrosse League from 2004 to 2007. The Charlotte Sting was once a Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA franchise based in Charlotte North Carolina and it was one of the league's eight The Chicago Sting ( 1975 - 1994) was an American professional soccer team based in Chicago Illinois. History Las Vegas Sting (1994-1995 The Las Vegas Sting was a team which competed in the Arena Football League during The Sarnia Sting are a Junior ice hockey team in the Ontario Hockey League. The Southern Sting was a Netball team based in Invercargill, New Zealand that competed in The National Bank Cup competition The Trenton Hercs are a Tier II Junior "A" Ice hockey team from Trenton, Ontario, Canada.Dapyx Software network: MP3 Explorer | Ebook Manager | Zenithic