kb

kilobar; kilobars.

Kb

Computers.

kilobit; kilobits.

KB

Chess. king's bishop.
Computers. kilobyte; kilobytes.

K.B.

King's Bench.
Knight Bachelor.

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Examples from the Web for kb

Contemporary Examples of kb

My 1985 computer boasted 310 kB of storage and communicated at a screaming 300 bits per second.
The Planet’s Best Stealth Fighter Isn’t Made in America
Bill Sweetman
March 24, 2014
The same year, KB hired Martha Stewart to appear in their ads.
New York's Next First Lady?
Jacob Bernstein
April 21, 2010

Historical Examples of kb

Kb Daishi was a posthumous title, and it is by this title that he is generally known.
Myths & Legends of Japan
F. Hadland (Frederick Hadland) Davis
While still in China Kb Daishi met a boy standing by the side of a river.
Myths & Legends of Japan
F. Hadland (Frederick Hadland) Davis
On one occasion Kb Daishi omitted the ten on a tablet placed above one of the gates of the Emperor's palace.
Myths & Legends of Japan
F. Hadland (Frederick Hadland) Davis
Momoye was not the only man who imprudently scoffed at the great Kb Daishi's work.
Myths & Legends of Japan
F. Hadland (Frederick Hadland) Davis
Kino Momoye once ridiculed some of Kb Daishi's characters, and said that one of them resembled a conceited wrestler.
Myths & Legends of Japan
F. Hadland (Frederick Hadland) Davis

British Dictionary definitions for kb

kb

abbreviation for

kilobar

Kb

kb

abbreviation for

computing kilobit

KB

abbreviation for

(in Britain) King's Bench
(in Britain) Knight Bachelor
computing kilobyte

symbol for

chess king's bishop

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kb in Science

Kb

Abbreviation of kilobit

KB

Abbreviation of kilobyte