KB

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

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English

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KB

1. (computing, formal) Abbreviation of kilobyte.

   Synonym: kB

2. (computing, informal) Abbreviation of kibibyte.

   Synonym: KiB

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.

3. (slang) Abbreviation of kine bud. (High-grade marijuana.)
4. Initialism of Knowledge Bowl.

Synonyms

• (marijuana): kine bud, kine bud, KBs; heads, headies

Coordinate terms

• mersh, regs, schwag
• mids, middies

Proper noun

KB

1. (astronomy) Initialism of Kuiper Belt.
2. West Kalimantan in Borneo

Anagrams

• BK, bk, bk.

Indonesian

Noun

KB

1. Initialism of keluarga berencana (“family planning”).
2. Initialism of kelompok bermain (“playgroup”).

Proper noun

KB

1. Initialism of Kalimantan Barat.

Malay

Proper noun

KB

1. Initialism of Kota Bharu.

Swedish

Proper noun

KB

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

Anagrams

• BK