MB

See also: Mb and mb'

㎆ U+3386, ㎆ SQUARE MB ← ㎅ [U+3385] CJK Compatibility ㎇ → [U+3387]

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MB

1. (computing, formal) megabyte (1,000 kilobytes or 1,000,000 bytes).
   • 1989, IBM, IBM 3390 Direct Access Storage Reference Summary, page 7

     MB equals 10⁶ bytes and GB equals 10⁹ bytes

2. (computing, informal) mebibyte (2¹⁰ (1024) kibibytes or 2²⁰ (1,048,576) bytes).

   Synonym: MiB

Noun

MB (plural MBs)

1. (China, slang) moneyboy.
2. (computing) Motherboard.
3. (military, US) Initialism of marine barracks.
4. (Thailand) million baht.
5. Bachelor of Medicine degree (Latin: Medicinae Baccalaureus).

Translations

Bachelor of Medicine degree

moneyboy (Chinese slang)

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: MB (zh) (MB)

megabyte

• French: Mo (fr)
• Georgian: მბაიტი (mbaiṭi), მბ (mb)
• German: MB

• Russian: Мб (ru) (Mb)
• Swedish: MB (sv) c

motherboard

Proper noun

MB

1. Manitoba, a province of Canada.

   Coordinate terms: AB, BC, NB, NL, NS, NT, NU, ON, PE, QC, SK, YT

Verb

MB

1. (knitting) Abbreviation of make bobble.
   • 2011, Jane Davis, Knitting - The Complete Guide, page 145:

     Row 1: K2, MB, k1, do not turn.

Anagrams

• B&M, BM

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Chinese

Noun

MB

1. (slang) moneyboy; rentboy; male prostitute

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Esperanto

Alternative forms

• MFB

Phrase

MB

1. (text messaging) Abbreviation of mi [fartas] bone (“I am well”).