ARB

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ARB may stand for:

In Medicine:

• Angiotensin receptor blocker (antagonist), a medication for treating high blood pressure.

In the Military:

• Administrative Review Board, conduct annual hearings, to determine whether captives held in the Guantanamo Bay detention camps continue to represent a threat to the USA's national security.
• Air Reserve base, a United States Air Force base converted for use by the Reserves.
• Armee Revolutionnaire Bretonne (Breton Revolutionary Army), an armed Breton Nationalist secret society that has attacked France.
• A hull classification symbol, used for United States Navy battle damage repair ships.

In Architecture:

• Architects Registration Board, for which see Architects Registration in the United Kingdom.

In Commerce:

• Automated Recurring Billing.

In Science, Technology, and Engineering:

• Anti-roll bar, also known as a Sway bar.
• ARB Project, for phylogenetic analysis.
• Arbitron, a radio audience research company.
• OpenGL Architecture Review Board, a consortium governing OpenGL.
• ARB OpenGL Shader Assembly Language.

In Transportation and Geography:

• Akawaio language (SIL code), a Cariban language of Guyana.
• Several transportation facilities in Ann Arbor, Michigan:
  • Ann Arbor Municipal Airport (IATA airport code).
  • Ann Arbor train station (Amtrak station code).
• Arbroath railway station, United Kingdom (National rail code).
• Arth-Rigi-Bahn, a Swiss mountain railway.

In Government:

• Administrative Review Board (Labor) - a unit of the U.S. Department of Labor
• Air Resources Board, California Environmental Protection Agency

In Finance, Economics, or Business, "ARB" or "arb" may also be an abbreviation for:

• ARB 4x4 Accessories, an Australian aftermarket accessories manufacturer.
• Arbitrage.
• Arbitrary.
• Arbitration.
• Arb (gesture), a system of hand gestures used most notably on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange.

In Music: Atlanta Rap Music, a new jack swing group.

In Sports:

• Australian Racing Board, the peak national administration body for Thoroughbred racing in Australia.