KB

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See also: Kb, Kb., kB, kb, and kb.
U+3385, ㎅
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KB

  1. (computing, formal) Abbreviation of kilobyte.
    Synonym: kB
  2. (computing, informal) Abbreviation of kibibyte.
    Synonym: KiB

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KB (plural KBs)

  1. (computer science) Initialism of knowledge base.
  2. (prison slang) Initialism of knockback.
    • 1975, John Eryl Hall Williams, Changing Prisons, page 81:
      [] 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 []
    • 1989, Michael Bettsworth, Marking Time: A Prison Memoir, page 160:
      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.
  3. (slang) Abbreviation of kine bud. (High-grade marijuana.)
  4. Initialism of Knowledge Bowl.

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KB

  1. (astronomy) Initialism of Kuiper Belt.
  2. West Kalimantan in Borneo

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Indonesian

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KB

  1. (demography) Initialism of keluarga berencana (family planning).
  2. (education) Initialism of kelompok bermain (playgroup).

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KB

  1. Initialism of Kalimantan Barat.

Malay

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KB

  1. Initialism of Kota Bharu.

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KB

  1. National Library of Sweden, the Royal Library; Initialism of Kungliga biblioteket.

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