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Rib (disambiguation)
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<h2 id="anatomy">Anatomy</h2> <ul><li>Rib or costa, the leading edge of an insect wing (See <a href="/facts/Glossary_of_entomology_terms/FVWGe7xo">Glossary of entomology terms</a>)</li> <li>Rib, an angulated vertical line on the stem of <a href="/facts/Cactus/JTf3NFBj">cactus</a></li></ul> <h2 id="construction">Construction</h2> <ul><li><a href="/facts/Rib_(aeronautics)/WHJWljTf">Rib (aeronautics)</a>, a longitudinal structural member in an aircraft wing responsible for maintaining its curvature.</li> <li><a href="/facts/Rib_(nautical)/MjUoNv56">Rib (nautical)</a>, a lateral structural member connected to the keel between gunwales</li> <li>Rib, one type of transverse member in <a href="/facts/Boat_building/XSCJG8Re">boat building</a></li> <li>Rib, a grooved/textured surface found on <a href="/facts/Barrel_(firearms)/bPyBmQek">firearm barrels</a> to improve target aqquisition.</li> <li>Rib, any slender molded masonry arch projecting from a surface, particularly as part of an architectural <a href="/facts/Vault_(architecture)/HjLDot2V">vault</a> <ul><li><a href="/facts/Rib_vault/gLsB0gnT">Rib vault</a>, a type of architectural vault in which the ribs are built first</li></ul></li> <li>The sides of a <a href="/facts/Violin/0m2eLF3B">violin</a> or a <a href="/facts/Guitar/QIJdTYa6">guitar</a></li> <li>The sides of a <a href="/facts/Tunnel/PJNSaSIw">tunnel</a></li></ul> <h2 id="acronyms">Acronyms</h2> <ul><li>RIB for <a href="/facts/Rigid_inflatable_boat/gf6oalmB">Rigid inflatable boat</a>, also rigid-hull inflatable boat or rigid-hulled inflatable boat</li> <li><a href="/facts/RenderMan_Interface/cEEuHVCQ">RenderMan Interface</a> Bytestream in 3D graphics</li> <li><a href="/facts/Romanian_International_Bank/o9kuToN7">Romanian International Bank</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Routing_information_base/tufajWvV">Routing information base</a> in computer networking</li> <li><a href="/facts/RIB_Software/vJWVbQM4">RIB Software</a>, a German company</li> <li><i><a href="/facts/Roman_Inscriptions_of_Britain/RI2M0Gvl">Roman Inscriptions of Britain</a></i>, an archaeological reference book</li> <li><a href="/facts/Retirement_Insurance_Benefits/pgMNdhAs">Retirement Insurance Benefits</a> from the United States Social Security Administration</li> <li><a href="/facts/Rwanda_Investigation_Bureau/ceSgscjK">Rwanda Investigation Bureau</a>, law enforcement in Rwanda</li> <li><a href="/facts/Ryukyu_Islands_Boy_Scouts/AJYNUT5J">Ryukyu Islands Boy Scouts</a>, Japan</li> <li><a href="/facts/Renault_Industrie_Belgique/0cuuGK1e">Renault Industrie Belgique</a>, a Belgian plant of the Renault concern</li> <li>Remote Insight Board, for <a href="/facts/HP_Integrated_Lights-Out/DkGgp6p0">HP Integrated Lights-Out</a> remote system management protocols</li></ul> <h2 id="music">Music</h2> <ul><li><a href="/facts/R.I.B._(album)/ICUXxjYR"><i>R.I.B.</i> (album)</a>, a 2014 release by German metal band Tankard</li> <li><a href="/facts/Razed_in_Black/U3bxc8kt">Razed in Black</a>, an industrial music group</li> <li><i><a href="/facts/Reign_in_Blood/kPoU7fcS">Reign in Blood</a></i>, an album by thrash metal band, Slayer</li> <li><a href="/facts/Ribs_(band)/PApgJc3N">Ribs (band)</a> an American space rock/grime band</li> <li><a href="/facts/Ribs_(song)/zmrN3sya">"Ribs" (song)</a> a 2013 song by Lorde from her album <i>Pure Heroine</i></li></ul> <h2 id="other-uses">Other uses</h2> <ul><li><a href="/facts/Ribs_(food)/Ee0E5Jsb">Ribs (food)</a>, the cooked meat and rib bones of a food animal</li> <li><a href="/facts/Rib_(professional_wrestling)/IJgdCMYS">Rib (professional wrestling)</a>, a practical joke</li> <li>A type of <a href="/facts/Escarpment/apJ1d2XB">escarpment</a> seen in rib and groove topography</li> <li>A <a href="/facts/Ribbing_(knitting)/dqhL4Bq5">stitch pattern</a> in knitting</li> <li>A tool used for shaping or smoothing <a href="/facts/Pottery/XLcUT1mX">pottery</a></li> <li>A type of <a href="/facts/Fabric/PJrVeM5S">fabric</a> with closely woven <a href="/facts/Yarn/fhMTsWg2">yarn</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Ribs_(recordings)/p3uBboUF">Ribs (recordings)</a>, gramophone recordings made from X-ray films</li> <li><a href="/facts/Ribs_Raney/W7yho2Mn">Ribs Raney</a> (1923–2003), American baseball pitcher nicknamed "Ribs"</li></ul>