RIF

RIF may refer to:

In science

• Retrieval-induced forgetting, a phenomenon in memory
• Rifampicin, the antibiotic
• Right iliac fossa, part of the surface of the human abdomen
• Reichsstelle für industrielle Fettversorgung meaning of the initials on bars of soap purported to have been made of human fat

In computing

• Requirements Interchange Format, XML file format that can be used to exchange requirements
• Routing information field, a source routing-related field in the token ring network frame header
• Rule Interchange Format, a W3C recommendation-track effort
• Russian Internet Forum

In arts & entertainment

• Renju International Federation, Renju is the professional variant of board game Gomoku
• Resistance is futile, a catchphrase in Star Trek

In people

• Isaac Alfasi, Rabbi Isaac ben Jacob Alfasi (1013—1103), was a Talmudist and posek
• Radical Islamic Fundamentalist, a follower of Islamic fundamentalism
• Riff languages, a grouping of languages spoken in the Rif area
• Riffian people, inhabitants of the Rif Region

In geography

• Rif (island), in the Netherlands
• Rif, a region in Morocco
• Rif Mountains, Morocco
• Rif, a village in Iceland

In military

• Reconnaissance in force, a type of military operation used specifically to probe an enemy's disposition
• Reduction in Force, a large-scale ending of employment
• The Royal Irish Fusiliers (Princess Victoria's), an infantry regiment of the British Army, raised in 1881
• Realistic Imitation Firearm, A replica, often an airsoft gun that realistically portrays a firearm

In other uses

• Reading Is Fundamental, an organization promoting children's literacy
• Rif (GTPase), small signalling G protein
• Riff, a brief relaxed musical phrase repeated over changing melodies

See also

• Riff (disambiguation)
• Reef (disambiguation)