Library / English Dictionary

KB

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

A unit of information equal to 1024 bytes

Synonyms:

K; kB; KiB; kibibyte; kilobyte

Classified under:

Nouns denoting quantities and units of measure

Hypernyms ("kB" is a kind of...):

computer memory unit (a unit for measuring computer memory)

Meronyms (parts of "kB"):

word (a string of bits stored in computer memory)

Holonyms ("kB" is a part of...):

M; MB; mebibyte; megabyte; MiB (a unit of information equal to 1024 kibibytes or 2^20 (1,048,576) bytes)

Sense 2

Meaning:

A unit of information equal to 1000 bytes

Synonyms:

K; kB; kilobyte

Classified under:

Nouns denoting quantities and units of measure

Hypernyms ("kB" is a kind of...):

computer memory unit (a unit for measuring computer memory)

Holonyms ("kB" is a part of...):

M; MB; megabyte (a unit of information equal to 1000 kilobytes or 10^6 (1,000,000) bytes)

Sense 3

Meaning:

A unit of information equal to 1000 bits

Synonyms:

kb; kbit; kilobit

Classified under:

Nouns denoting quantities and units of measure

Hypernyms ("kb" is a kind of...):

computer memory unit (a unit for measuring computer memory)

Holonyms ("kb" is a part of...):

Mb; Mbit; megabit (a unit of information equal to 1000 kilobits or 10^6 (1,000,000) bits)

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 Context examples: 

Human MET wild-type allele is located within 7q31 and is approximately 126 kb in length.

(MET wt Allele, NCI Thesaurus)

Human MGST2 wild-type allele is located in the vicinity of 4q28.3 and is approximately 75 kb in length.

(MGST2 wt Allele, NCI Thesaurus)

Human MIA wild-type allele is located within 19q13.32-q13.33 and is approximately 2 kb in length.

(MIA wt Allele, NCI Thesaurus)

Human MITF wild-type allele is located within 3p14.2-p14.1 and is approximately 229 kb in length.

(MITF wt Allele, NCI Thesaurus)

Human MKI67 wild-type allele is located within 10q25-qter and is approximately 30 kb in length.

(MKI67 wt Allele, NCI Thesaurus)

Human MKL1 wild-type allele is located in the vicinity of 22q13 and is approximately 226 kb in length.

(MKL1 wt Allele, NCI Thesaurus)

Human MKNK1 wild type allele, which is located in the vicinity of 1p33 and is approximately 47 kb in length.

(MKNK1 wt Allele, NCI Thesaurus)

Human MIR31 wild-type allele is located in the vicinity of 9p21.3 and is approximately 0.1 kb in length.

(MIR31 wt Allele, NCI Thesaurus)

Human MIR22 wild-type allele is located in the vicinity of 17p13.3 and is approximately 5 kb in length.

(MIR22 wt Allele, NCI Thesaurus)

Human MIB1 wild-type allele is located in the vicinity of 18q11.2 and is approximately 130 kb in length.

(MIB1 wt Allele, NCI Thesaurus)