Editing Rod

{{Wiktionary|rod|Rod}}
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'''Rod''', '''Ród''', '''Rőd''', '''Rød''', '''Röd''', '''ROD''', or '''R.O.D.''' may refer to:

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==Devices== 
* [[Birch rod]], made out of twigs from birch or other trees for corporal punishment
* [[Ceremonial rod]], used to indicate a position of authority
* [[Connecting rod]], main, coupling, or side rod, in a reciprocating engine
* [[Control rod]], used to control the rate of fission in a nuclear reactor
* [[Divining rod]], two rods believed by some to find water in a practice known as dowsing
* [[Fishing rod]], a tool used to catch fish, like a long pole with a hook on the end
* [[Lightning rod]], a conductor on top of a building to protect the building in the event of lightning by taking the charge harmlessly to earth
* [[Measuring rod]], a kind of ruler
* [[Switch (corporal punishment)]], a piece of wood used as a staff or for corporal punishment, or a bundle of such switches
* [[Truss rod]], a steel part inside a guitar neck used for its tension adjustment

==Arts and entertainment==
* ''[[Read or Die]]'', a Japanese anime and manga
** [[Read or Die (OVA)|''Read or Die'' (OVA)]], an original video animation based on the manga
** ''[[Read or Dream]]'', a manga set in the ''Read or Die'' universe
** ''[[R.O.D the TV]]'', a 26-episode anime series
* ''[[Röd]]'', a 2009 album by Swedish band Kent
* [[The Rods]], American heavy metal band
* [[Rod Norman]], a character in the soap opera ''EastEnders''
* [[Rod (Avenue Q)|Rod (''Avenue Q'')]], a character in the stage musical ''Avenue Q''
* [[Rod Flanders]], a character in the TV series ''The Simpsons''
* "R.O.D.", a 2013 song by Korean rapper G-Dragon featured on his second studio album ''[[Coup d'Etat (G-Dragon album)|Coup d'Etat]]''

==People==
* [[Rod (given name)]]
* [[Rod (surname)]]
* [[Rød (surname)]]

==Places==
* [[Ród]], a village in Tilişca Commune, Sibiu County, Romania
* [[Rød (disambiguation)]], several populated places in Norway
* [[Rőd, Aiton]], from the Hungarian name for Rediu, a village in Aiton Commune, Cluj County, Romania
* [[Rod, California]], a former settlement in Kern County
* [[Rod (river)]], a tributary of the Apold in Sibiu County, Romania

==Science and technology==
* [[Cuisenaire rods]], to teach children arithmetics
* [[Rod-shaped bacterium]], a shape of bacteria such as ''E. coli''
* [[Rod (optical phenomenon)]], a photographic artifact claimed by some to be alien life
* [[Rod (unit)]], an Imperial unit of length, also known as the ''pole'' or ''perch''
* [[Rod cell]], a cell found in the retina that is sensitive to light/dark (black/white)
* [[Real-time outbreak and disease surveillance]] (RODS)
* rod, ISO 639-3 code for the [[Rogo language]] of Nigeria
* [[Rate of descent]] (RoD), a measurement in aviation

==Other uses==
*[[Railway Operating Division]], a division of the British Army's Royal Engineers
*[[Record of Decision]], a formal decision document issued by the United States government
*[[Rod (god)]], a Slavic creator god 
*[[Rods (tarot suit)]]
*[[Roughly Obsess and Destroy]], a professional wrestling stable
*[[Ror]], an Indian caste also known as "Rod"
*A [[dowel]]
*A [[firearm]]

==See also==
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* [[The Corner#Cast and characters|DeRodd]], DeAndre McCullough's brother, on ''The Corner''
* [[Hrod (disambiguation)]]
* [[Hot rod]], often also referred to as "rod"
* [[Pole (disambiguation)]]
* [[Rodd]], a surname
* [[Rood (disambiguation)]]
* [[Staff (disambiguation)]]
* [[Stick (disambiguation)]]
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