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👥 Interest group ✍️ A signature 📊 Statistical result
sig

sig

7 8.8
A small group in a larger organization that shares a common professional interest
  • noun
  • /sɪg/
  • Jargon
translation icon : grupo de interés especial
  • Most SIGs promote the acquisition of values that mirror those valued in society in general.
  • use of SIGs
  • SIGs promote
  • SIGs allow learners

Then after that I was taken to the SIG, obviously conflict of interest and so forth.

Examples

  • Therefore, teachers continue to play a pivotal role as guides, facilitators, and discussants when SIGs are used as instructional tools.

    Academic text (2012)

  • As such, SIGs can be used to create a foundation for learning or to reinforce learning.

    Academic text (2012)

  • Meanwhile, any of you on this SIG are welcome to comment.

    Fiction book (1990)

  • AASL/ALA members may join the SIG at no additional cost.

    Academic text (2012)

  • A form for future involvement in the SIG is on ALAConnect.

    Academic text (2012)

  • Currently, the SIG is forming groups in four crucial areas: public relations, membership support, social, and mentoring.

    Academic text (2012)

  • Likewise, citizenship skills are supported by the use of SIGs and reflect NCSS's recommended instructional goals and practices.

    Academic text (2012)

  • SIGs provide this kind of learning environment and are conducive to constructivist theory and problem-based learning.

    Academic text (2012)

  • PCI SIG is a consortium, NVIDIA is a member, as are Dell, Intel, AMD and dozens of others.

  • The new SIG for data scientists will meet every Tuesday to discuss recent advancements.

Synonyms

group
vssig
∞ 1.0

A number of people or things seen as one unit

is a specific subgroup within a larger organization formed by shared interest
section
vssig
389 2.4

A group within a larger organization, like an orchestra or company team

focuses on members with a shared interest rather than a functional unit
core group
vssig
10 3.5

A small group of people who are most important in a larger organization or activity

is driven by members sharing a particular professional or technical interest
sodality
vssig
1 9.9

A group of people who share a common purpose and work together

is specifically a subgroup inside a larger organization rather than an independent association
special interest group
vssig
  • Jargon
1 3.5

A small group inside an organization that works on a specific topic or project, not for politics

is formed by people sharing a professional or technical interest within an organization
occupational group
vssig
1 3.1

A group of people who do the same job

is an internal subgroup formed around a shared technical interest within one organization
gesellschaft
vssig
9.9

A formal group of people who work together for a shared purpose

is usually smaller and based inside a larger organization with shared interest

How Formal

division
358 3.2
committee
∞ 3.2
sig
  • Jargon
7 8.8
to group
38 1.2
to club
1 3.0

Surface Forms

sig singular
sigs plural

Morphology

sig = special + interest + group (opaque) = S + I + G

This is an initialism for 'special interest group', so the meaning is not recoverable from the letters alone unless the abbreviation is already known.

Etymology

Sig comes from the first letters of Special Interest Group ('special', 'interest', 'group'). A sig is a small group inside a larger organization where people share the same interest.