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
Construction Rib (aeronautics), internal parts of an aircraft wing Rib (nautical), a structural member of a vessel Rib, separating panels of an architectural rib vault The sides of a violin or a guitar
Acronyms Rigid inflatable boat (RIB) Routing information base in computer networking RIB Software, a German company Retirement Insurance Benefits of the US Social Security Administration Rwanda Investigation Bureau, law enforcement Renault Industrie Belgique Compaq Remote Insight Board expansion card, later HP Integrated Lights-Out
Music R.I.B. (album), 2014, by German metal band Tankard Ribs (band) an American space rock/grime band "Ribs" (song), 2013, by Lorde Rest in Bass (Album), 2025, by American rapper Che
Other uses Ribs (food), the cooked meat and rib bones of a food animal Rib (professional wrestling), a practical joke A type of escarpment seen in rib and groove topography Ribbing, a knitting stitch pattern Ribs (recordings), gramophone recordings made from X-ray films Ribs Raney (1923–2003), American baseball pitcher nicknamed "Ribs"