MSG, or monosodium glutamate, is a salt found in food, either naturally or as an additive.

MSG or msg may also refer to:

Arenas

  • Madison Square Garden, a sports arena in New York City, United States, the fourth by the name
  • Madison Square Garden (1879), the first arena of the name
  • Madison Square Garden (1890), the second arena of the name
  • Madison Square Garden (1925), the third arena of the name

Arts, entertainment, and media

Music

  • Manchester Sports Guild or MSG, a bygone (1961–1973) jazz and folk venue in Manchester, England
  • McAuley Schenker Group, a rock band led by Michael Schenker
  • M.S.G. (McAuley Schenker Group album) (1992)
  • Michael Schenker Group, a rock band led by Michael Schenker
  • MSG (Michael Schenker Group album), an album by the Michael Schenker Group
  • Nightmare: The Acoustic M.S.G., an EP by the McAuley Schenker Group, released only in Japan
  • Notorious MSG, a New York-based hip-hop group

Other uses in arts, entertainment, and media

  • MSG Network, an American regional cable and satellite television network and radio service
  • MSG Sportsnet, its sister channel
  • MSG: The Messenger of God, a 2015 Indian action film by Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh, beginning his MSG film series
  • MSG-2 The Messenger, its sequel released the same year, second in the series
  • Mobile Suit Gundam, a 1979 Japanese anime series
  • The Message (Bible), an idiomatic translation of the Bible

Military

  • HK MSG-90, a sniper rifle made in Germany by Heckler-Koch
  • Maine State Guard, active during World War II
  • Marine Security Guard, marines posted as guards at U.S. embassies abroad
  • Master sergeant, a military rank
  • Minnesota State Guard, active during World War II
  • Mississippi State Guard, the state defense force of Mississippi
  • Missouri State Guard, an American Civil War militia

Organizations

  • Melanesian Spearhead Group, an intergovernmental organization composed of four Melanesian states
  • Muettersproch-Gsellschaft (Society For the Mother Tongue), society for preservation of Alemannic dialects
  • Madison Square Garden Sports (known as MSG Sports), owner of the New York Knicks, New York Rangers, and other sports teams
  • Madison Square Garden Entertainment (known as MSG Entertainment), owner of Madison Square Garden and other entertainment properties
  • Monaco Sports Group, a Monegasque racing team

People

  • M.S.G., former Bloodhound Gang band member ()
  • M. S. Gopalakrishnan (1931–2013), Indian violinist
  • Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh (born 1967), Indian spiritual leader convicted of murder and rape, also known as MSG (Messenger of God)

Science and technology

Computing

  • Msg, a command in BITNET Relay
  • msg, an e-mail filename extension used by Microsoft Outlook
  • MSG.exe, Windows Messenger service's successor in Microsoft Windows Vista for system notification
  • MsgPlus!, a Microsoft messenger service

Structures in outer space

  • Meteosat Second Generation, a series of geostationary meteorological satellites
  • Microgravity Science Glovebox, on the International Space Station

Other uses in science and technology

  • M-SG reducing agent, an alkali metal absorbed into silica gel
  • Mixed sand and gravel, a geological category of beach structure

Transportation

  • Maseng railway station (MSG), a railway station in Bogor Regency, Indonesia

See also

  • MS4 (disambiguation)<!--the "4" looks like a lower-case "G"-->