"VB" meaning in English

See VB in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

Audio: en-au-VB.ogg
Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} VB
  1. (Australia) Initialism of Victoria Bitter (an Australian brand of beer). Tags: Australia, abbreviation, alt-of, initialism Alternative form of: Victoria Bitter (extra: an Australian brand of beer)
    Sense id: en-VB-en-name-UbU~cZ6u Categories (other): Australian English
  2. (US) Initialism of Virginia Beach (independent coastal city in Virginia). Tags: US, abbreviation, alt-of, initialism Alternative form of: Virginia Beach (extra: independent coastal city in Virginia)
    Sense id: en-VB-en-name-E5GzSQGi Categories (other): American English, Pages with 4 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Pages with 4 entries: 9 30 36 16 6 2 1 1 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 9 30 35 16 6 3 0 0
  3. (computer languages) Initialism of Visual Basic. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism Alternative form of: Visual Basic
    Sense id: en-VB-en-name-t5dE8ICz Categories (other): Computer languages, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 4 entries, Pages with entries, Microsoft Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 9 28 35 18 7 4 Disambiguation of Pages with 4 entries: 9 30 36 16 6 2 1 1 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 9 30 35 16 6 3 0 0 Disambiguation of Microsoft: 5 13 75 4 2 1 Topics: computer-languages, computing, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, sciences
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: VBer

Noun

Audio: en-au-VB.ogg Forms: VBs [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} VB (countable and uncountable, plural VBs)
  1. (physical chemistry, countable) Initialism of valence bond. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, physical Alternative form of: valence bond
    Sense id: en-VB-en-noun-N7rWZq4U Categories (other): Physical chemistry, Pages with 4 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Pages with 4 entries: 9 30 36 16 6 2 1 1 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 9 30 35 16 6 3 0 0 Topics: chemistry, natural-sciences, physical-sciences
  2. (organic chemistry) Initialism of vinylbenzene. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable Alternative form of: vinylbenzene
    Sense id: en-VB-en-noun-i52k9ZUk Categories (other): Organic compounds Topics: chemistry, natural-sciences, organic-chemistry, physical-sciences
  3. (sports) Initialism of volleyball. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable Alternative form of: volleyball
    Sense id: en-VB-en-noun-AHWGhsSO Categories (other): Sports Topics: hobbies, lifestyle, sports

Inflected forms

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