GB

/ˈdʒi ˌbi/
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Definitions of GB
  1. noun
    a unit of information equal to 1000 megabytes or 10^9 (1,000,000,000) bytes
    synonyms: G, gigabyte
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    type of:
    computer memory unit
    a unit for measuring computer memory
  2. noun
    a unit of information equal to 1024 mebibytes or 2^30 (1,073,741,824) bytes
    synonyms: G, GiB, gibibyte, gigabyte
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    type of:
    computer memory unit
    a unit for measuring computer memory
  3. noun
    an island comprising England and Scotland and Wales
    synonyms: Britain, Great Britain
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    Albion
    archaic name for England or Great Britain; used poetically
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    island
    a land mass (smaller than a continent) that is surrounded by water
  4. noun
    a highly toxic chemical nerve agent that inhibits the activity of cholinesterase
    synonyms: sarin
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    type of:
    organophosphate nerve agent
    any of a series of nerve agents containing organophosphate compounds first synthesized by German chemists in 1936; in World War II the Germans tested them in concentration camps but not on the battlefield; Iraq is alleged to have used them against Iran and against the Kurds
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