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Rule, ruler, ruling usually refers to standards for activities. They may refer to:

Human activity

Rule of thumb, a principle with broad application that is not intended to be strictly accurate or reliable for every situation
Moral, a rule or element of a moral code for guiding choices in human behavior
Unspoken rule, an assumed rule of human behavior that is not voiced or written down
Norm (philosophy), a kind of sentence or a reason to act, feel or believe
Game rules, rules that define how a game is played
Regulation of sport, rules for a sport
Business rule, a rule pertaining to the structure or behavior internal to an organization

Ruler, or "rule"; a distance measuring device
Norm (sociology), a term in sociology describing explicit or implicit rules used within society or by a group (i.e. social norms)
"Rule X" elementary cellular automaton, where X is a number between 0-255 characterizing a specific model (e.g. Rule 110)

Ruler, see monarch, the person who rules a country
Procedural law, a ruleset governing the application of laws to cases
- A law, which may informally be called a "rule"
- A court order, a decision by a court
Military rule, governance by a military body
Monastic rule, a collection of precepts that guides the life of monks or nuns in a religious order
In rulemaking by the federal government of the United States: a regulation mandated by Congress, but written or expanded upon by the Executive Branch
- Proposed Rule, a proposed rule is published for public consideration
- Final Rule, the final regulation after modifications and incorporation of comments

Ja Rule, a hip hop artist
- R.U.L.E., a 2005 greatest hits album by Ja Rule
Rule (song), a song by rapper Nas
Rules (album), an album by the band The Whitest Boy Alive
Rules (song), a KMFDM song
Rules: Pyaar Ka Superhit Formula, a 2003 Bollywood film
Rule/Sparkle, a song by Ayumi Hamasaki
The Rule, an American pop/R&B band
- The Rule (album), self-titled album by The Rule