kb

alternative kbit · alternative Kb

1. abbreviationcomputingAbbreviation of kbit.
2. natural scienceskilobar

plural kbs

1. abbreviationbiologyAbbreviation of kilobase.
2. abbreviationcomputingAbbreviation of keyboard.

1. abbreviationformalcomputingAbbreviation of kilobyte.

   Synonyms: kB

2. abbreviationinformalcomputingAbbreviation of kibibyte.

   Synonyms: KiB

plural KBs

1. abbreviationinitialismcomputerInitialism of knowledge base.
2. abbreviationinitialismslangInitialism of knockback.

   […] has had a 'K.B.' (knock-back) by being turned down for parole is something which the prison staff have had to learn to deal with […]

   1975, John Eryl Hall Williams, Changing Prisons, page 81

   1 more example

   My subsequent misconduct in prison had many inmate friends telling me that I would receive a knock-back. […] At least I feel the wheels are rolling onwards and if I get a KB I am passing time.

   1989, Michael Bettsworth, Marking Time: A Prison Memoir, page 160

3. abbreviationslangAbbreviation of kine bud (High-grade marijuana.)

   Synonyms: kine bud, KBs, heads, headies

4. abbreviationinitialismInitialism of Knowledge Bowl.

1. abbreviationinitialismastronomyInitialism of Kuiper Belt.
2. abbreviationinitialismInitialism of West Kalimantan: a province of Indonesia.
3. abbreviationinitialismlawInitialism of King's Bench Division (a subseries of Incorporated Council of Law Reporting's Law Reports, in case the monarch is male).

alternative KB

1. abbreviationcomputingAbbreviation of kilobyte.

plural Kbs · plural Kb's

1. abbreviationAbbreviation of kilobit; 1000 bits.

   Synonyms: kb, kbit, Kbit

2. abbreviationAbbreviation of kibibit; 1024 bits.

   Synonyms: kib, kibit, kb, kbit, Kbit

3. abbreviationAbbreviation of kauri-butanol value.