"KB" meaning in English

See KB in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

Audio: En-au-KB.ogg [Australia]
Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} KB
  1. (astronomy) Initialism of Kuiper Belt. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism Alternative form of: Kuiper Belt Categories (topical): Astronomy
    Sense id: en-KB-en-name-KfHvND99 Topics: astronomy, natural-sciences
  2. West Kalimantan in Borneo
    Sense id: en-KB-en-name-MrQDc0oh

Noun

Audio: En-au-KB.ogg [Australia] Forms: KBs [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} KB (plural KBs)
  1. (computer science) Initialism of knowledge base. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism Alternative form of: knowledge base Categories (topical): Computer science
    Sense id: en-KB-en-noun-7oR1IC9T Categories (other): English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 5 19 32 1 7 19 6 11 Topics: computer, computing, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, science, sciences
  2. (prison slang) Initialism of knockback. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism, slang Alternative form of: knockback
    Sense id: en-KB-en-noun-D3iZ9Cdk
  3. (slang) Abbreviation of kine bud. (High-grade marijuana.) Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, slang Alternative form of: kine bud (extra: High-grade marijuana.) Categories (lifeform): Marijuana Synonyms (marijuana): kine bud, KBs, heads, headies
    Sense id: en-KB-en-noun-4Yx8tRt8 Disambiguation of Marijuana: 13 18 12 3 23 8 9 14 Disambiguation of 'marijuana': 0 0 100 0
  4. Initialism of Knowledge Bowl. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism Alternative form of: Knowledge Bowl
    Sense id: en-KB-en-noun-4Pr6V5Lw Categories (other): English links with redundant alt parameters, English links with redundant wikilinks
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Coordinate_terms: mersh, regs, schwag, mids, middies

Symbol

Audio: En-au-KB.ogg [Australia]
Head templates: {{head|en|symbol|head=}} KB, {{en-symbol}} KB
  1. (computing, formal) Abbreviation of kilobyte. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, formal Alternative form of: kilobyte Categories (topical): Computing Synonyms: kB
    Sense id: en-KB-en-symbol-kpZ386t6 Topics: computing, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, sciences
  2. (computing, informal) Abbreviation of kibibyte. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, informal Alternative form of: kibibyte Categories (topical): Computing Synonyms: KiB
    Sense id: en-KB-en-symbol-nh-q65aE Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English symbols Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 30 70 Disambiguation of English symbols: 8 8 13 6 18 5 7 34 Topics: computing, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, sciences

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    "English uncountable nouns",
    "English words without vowels",
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        }
      ],
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        "Initialism of Kuiper Belt."
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        "West Kalimantan in Borneo"
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          "Borneo",
          "Borneo"
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