Rib (disambiguation) explained

A rib is a bone attached to the spine, in vertebrate animals.

Rib, ribs or RIB may also refer to:

Anatomy

Rib or costa, the leading edge of an insect wing (See Glossary of entomology terms)
Rib, an angulated vertical line on the stem of cactus

Rib (aeronautics), a longitudinal structural member in an aircraft wing responsible for maintaining its curvature.
Rib (nautical), a lateral structural member connected to the keel between gunwales
Rib, one type of transverse member in boat building
Rib, a grooved/textured surface found on firearm barrels to improve target aqquisition.
Rib, any slender molded masonry arch projecting from a surface, particularly as part of an architectural vault
- Rib vault, a type of architectural vault in which the ribs are built first
The sides of a violin or a guitar
The sides of a tunnel

RIB for Rigid inflatable boat, also rigid-hull inflatable boat or rigid-hulled inflatable boat
RenderMan Interface Bytestream in 3D graphics
Romanian International Bank
Routing information base in computer networking
RIB Software, a German company
Roman Inscriptions of Britain, an archaeological reference book
Retirement Insurance Benefits from the United States Social Security Administration
Rwanda Investigation Bureau, law enforcement in Rwanda
Ryukyu Islands Boy Scouts, Japan
Renault Industrie Belgique, a Belgian plant of the Renault concern
Remote Insight Board, for HP Integrated Lights-Out remote system management protocols