Gist or GIST may refer to:

Computing GiST (Generalized Search Tree), a flexible data structure for building search trees Gist (upper ontology), an upper ontology in information science Gist (GitHub), a pastebin service operated by GitHub Gist (graphics software), a scientific graphics library Gist (contact manager), an online contact management service acquired by BlackBerry

Organizations German Institute of Science and Technology (Singapore), a research and education institute Global Institute of Science & Technology, Haldia, West Bengal, India Gwangju Institute of Science and Technology, a research university in Gwangju City, South Korea Global Innovation through Science and Technology initiative, an entrepreneur coaching organization

Places Gist, Texas, an unincorporated community in the US Mount Gist, Queen Maud Land, Antarctica

Other uses Gist (surname) Gastrointestinal stromal tumor, in medicine a neoplasm of the gastrointestinal tract The Gist (podcast), an American podcast by Slate magazine Gist (Nigerian term), a word in Nigerian English referring to idle chat or gossip Gist processing, a cognitive process in fuzzy-trace theory

See also Jist (disambiguation)