About Twing

What Is Twing?

What is Twing?

Twing is a new search engine entirely dedicated to forums and online communities. Additionally, Twing is a repository for forum-related news and activities, a toolkit for forum owners and developers and aims to be the Internet's most comprehensive resource for forums and online communities.

Other Things that are Twing

In his 1973 novel, Protector, Larry Niven refers to twing as a tightly-woven, net-like material that has various properties based on its state; e.g., when polarized, twing is a tough, rigid, airtight material that can be clear or opaque. When not polarized, twing is a flexible, porous (to water and air) fabric through which objects - large and small - can easily pass.

In sailing, twing is a spinnaker control line. Similar to a Barber Hauler, which is a line attached to the jib or jib sheet and used to adjust the angle of sheeting by pulling the sheet toward the centerline of the boat, twing also adjusts the angle of sheeting.

Twing is an information technology company located in Rotterdam, The Netherlands. Twing IT focuses on document management systems and e-learning.

Twing is a term used to describe country music, often as part of the phrase "twing twang." See "Twing and Tway with Tammy Kay" by Tamara Gross.

Twing is part of the sound ("twing twang") made by Kai's crossbow in the video game, Heavenly Sword. At one point, Kai is told by her sister, Nariko (the game's main character), that she may need Kai "to play twing-twang," referring to her skills with the weapon. "Twing Twang" also is the name of the Official Playstation Community dedicated to discussing Heavenly Sword.

Twing is one of the star fighters from the Star Wars Expanded Universe. Of course, it's really the T-Wing - a ship with similarities to the A-Wing, X-Wing, Y-Wing, Z-95 Headhunter, R-41 Starchaser and the famous TIE fighter.

Twing is the name of a group in Taiwan dedicated to discussing new technologies on the Internet. The group has an annual meeting called "Twing Camp."

Twing is a hotel in Hasliberg, Switzerland.

According to Roget's New Millennium Thesaurus, twing (verb) is a synonym of the word disable, meaning to cripple.

Twing is a gristmill located in Central Vermont. It was built in 1844 and named for prominent millwright and mechanic Joshua Twing.

Twing is the home of Lord Wickhammersley, a character created by British writer P.G. Wodehouse. Twing Hall is referenced in "The Great Sermon Handicap," a short story by Wodehouse and "The Village Sports Day at Twing (or, the Gambling Event)," an episode from the British TV series Jeeves and Wooster, which is based on the novels of Wodehouse.

Twing is a surname with Danish origins. It likely is derived from "twinge," meaning to force, master or subdue.

Twing is the nickname for the Renault Twingo, a city car sold only in Europe. According to Renault, the name is a combination of "Twist," "Swing" and "Tango," and refers to the car's "fun and active personality."

Twing is an abbreviation for the name of Twinings of London, a purveyor of fine teas.

Twing is a 2003 digital print by New Jersey artist William Phelps Montgomery.

Twing is part of the name of the Twing Albert Inkometer, a device used to measure tack and misting characteristics, as well as tensile strength, in paper-based fabrics.

Twing is sleeping system (i.e., bed) from Italian design company Molteni & C.

Twing is "gniwt" spelled backward, but we really don't know what that means. However, you can rest assured that it is in no way related to Canada's Government of the Northwest Territories, or GNWT.

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