KB

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The abbreviation KB or kb can refer to:

• Computing:
  • Kilobit (kb), a unit of information used, for example, to quantify computer memory or storage capacity
  • Kilobyte (kB), a unit of information used, for example, to quantify computer memory or storage capacity
  • King's Bounty, a 1990 computer game by New World Computing, or King's Bounty: The Legend, its 2008 sequel.
• A keyboard:
  • Keyboard, such as:
  • Alphanumeric keyboard, a data entry device
  • Keyboard instrument, a musical instrument
• Science:
  • Base dissociation constant (K_b), the constant which refers to the equilibrium in which a base reacts with H₂O to form a corresponding conjugate acid and OH^-
  • Boltzmann constant (k_B), the physical constant which relates temperature to energy
  • Counter-electromotive force constant (k_b), a parameter in motor dynamics
  • Kilo-base pair (kb or kbp), a unit of measurement of DNA or RNA length used in genetics, equal to 1,000 nucleotides
  • Kauri-butanol, (Kb value) a measure of solvent performance
• Librarys:
  • Kungliga biblioteket, the National Library of Sweden
  • Koninklijke Bibliotheek, National Library of the Netherlands
• Banks:
  • Kookmin Bank, the largest bank in South Korea
  • Kaupthing Bank, a bank in Iceland.
  • Komerční banka, a bank in the Czech Republic
• Retailers:
  • KB Home, a major American home builder
  • KB Toys, a United States toy retail chain
  • K&B, a local drug store in New Orleans, Louisiana, that was bought by Rite Aid
• People:
  • Kobe Bryant, professional basketball player
  • Kurt Busch, NASCAR driver
  • Kristen Bell, actress who stars in TV series Veronica Mars
• Trucks:
  • KB Series Truck, a truck produced by International Harvester
  • Isuzu KB, a pickup truck manufactured by Isuzu

Other:

• King's Bench, an ancient English court, or the legal citation denoting a case in such court.
• Kjøbenhavns Boldklub, Continental Europe's oldest football club founded April 26, 1876, in Copenhagen
• Kingsbrook College (K.B), a rural comprehensive school located in Deanshanger, often abbreviated to K.B
• Druk Air (IATA code: KB), the national airline of Bhutan
• Kind Bud, a potent strain of marijuana often referred to as KB
• Knowledge base, a collection of knowledge helping users with a given product
• Knowledge Bowl, an interdisciplinary academic competition
• Knight of the Bath, a former rank (before 1847) of the Order of the Bath, a part of the British honours system; sometimes also incorrectly used to refer to Knight Bachelor, which should be abbreviated "Kt".
• Kyle Broflovski a character on the TV series South Park
• Kettle Brand foods.

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