KB

See also: kb, kB, kb., and Kb.

English

Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

Symbol

KB

1. kilobyte, also written as kB

Etymology 2

Initialisms.

Noun

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.

Proper noun

KB

1. (astronomy) Initialism of Kuiper Belt.

Etymology 3

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Proper noun

KB

1. West Kalimantan in Borneo

Etymology 4

Abbreviation of kine bud.

Noun

KB (uncountable)

1. (slang) High-grade marijuana.

Synonyms

• kine bud, kine bud, KBs
• heads, headies

Coordinate terms

• mersh, regs, schwag
• mids, middies

Anagrams

• BK, bk, bk.

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Swedish

Proper noun

KB

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

Anagrams

• BK