Rim may refer to: *

Rim (basketball) A rim, also called a hoop, is a piece of basketball equipment in the form of a circular metal ring that supports the Net (basketball), net. It hangs from the Backboard (basketball), backboard. A professional rim has a diameter of 18 inches. A sla ...

, the hoop through which the ball must pass **

Breakaway rim A breakaway rim is a basketball rim that contains a hinge and a spring at the point where it attaches to the backboard so that it can bend downward when a player dunks a basketball, and then quickly snaps back into a horizontal position when t ...

, a sprung basketball rim * Rim (coin), the raised edge which surrounds the coin design * Rim (crater), extending above the local surface *

Rim (firearms) A rim is an external flange that is machined, cast, molded, stamped, or pressed around the bottom of a firearms cartridge. Thus, rimmed cartridges are sometimes called "flanged" cartridges. Almost all cartridges feature an extractor or headspa ...

, a projection machined into the bottom of a firearms cartridge * ''Rim'' (novel), by Alexander Besher *

Rim (wheel) The rim is the "outer edge of a wheel, holding the tire". It makes up the outer circular design of the wheel on which the inside edge of the tire is mounted on vehicles such as car, automobiles. For example, on a bicycle wheel the rim is a lar ...

, the outer part of a wheel on which the tire is mounted *Slang term for

anilingus Anilingus (also spelled analingus) is an oral sex, oral and anal sex act (anal–oral contact or anal–oral sex) in which one person stimulates the human anus, anus of another by using their tongue or lips. The anus has a relatively high conc ...

*"Rim", a song by Brooke Candy featuring Violet Chachki and Aquaria from the album '' Sexorcism'' * Rim (singer), a Japanese singer and virtual YouTuber RIM may stand for: *Rapid Interim Measures proposed by the Review Body on Bid Challenges under the World Trade Organization's Agreement on Government Procurement *

Reaction injection molding Reaction injection molding (RIM) is similar to injection molding except thermosetting polymers are used, which requires a curing reaction to occur within the mold. Common items made via RIM include automotive bumpers, air spoilers, and fe ...

, a type of processing for network polymers * Recording Industry Association of Malaysia * Red Island Minerals, Australia coal company * Reference Information Model, in Health Level Standards 7 * Remote Infrastructure Management of computer systems *Research in Motion, a Canadian company later named

BlackBerry Limited BlackBerry Limited, formerly Research In Motion (RIM), is a Canadian software company specializing in secure communications and the Internet of things, Internet of Things (IoT). Founded in 1984, it developed the BlackBerry brand of Interactiv ...

* Réseau des Institutions de Microfinance, a network of microfinance institutions in Burundi * Revolutionary Internationalist Movement, an international Maoist organization * Royal Indian Marine, name of the British Indian navy 1912–1928 *The US military designation for a ship-launched, intercept, guided missile; examples include **

RIM-66 Standard The RIM-66 Standard MR (SM-1MR/SM-2MR) is a medium-range surface-to-air missile (SAM), with a secondary role as an anti-ship missile, developed for the United States Navy (USN). A member of the Standard Missile family of weapons, the SM-1 was dev ...

RIM-7 Sea Sparrow The RIM-7 Sea Sparrow is a U.S. ship-borne short-range Surface-to-air missile, anti-aircraft and anti-missile weapon system, primarily intended for defense against anti-ship missiles. The system was developed in the early 1960s from the AIM-7 Spa ...

* Russian Imperial Movement, Russian neo-Nazi paramilitary organization

Places

* Rim, Istria County, Croatia * Rim, Črnomelj, Slovenia * Rim, Nepal, Salyan District, Rapti Zone * Rim, Primorje-Gorski Kotar County, a village near Vrbovsko, Croatia * Rim (state constituency), an election constituency in the Malacca legislature in Malaysia

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