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English
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KB
- (computing, formal) Abbreviation of kilobyte.
- Synonym: kB
- (computing, informal) Abbreviation of kibibyte.
- Synonym: KiB
Noun
KB (plural KBs)
- (computer science) Initialism of knowledge base.
- (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.
- (slang) Abbreviation of kine bud (High-grade marijuana.)
- Initialism of Knowledge Bowl.
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KB
- (astronomy) Initialism of Kuiper Belt.
- Initialism of West Kalimantan: a province of Indonesia.
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Indonesian
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Noun
KB
- (demography) initialism of keluarga berencana (“family planning”)
- (education) initialism of kelompok bermain (“playgroup”)
Proper noun
KB
- initialism of Kalimantan Barat
Malay
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KB
- initialism of Kota Bharu
Swedish
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KB
- National Library of Sweden, the Royal Library; initialism of Kungliga biblioteket
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