KB
Encyclopedia
Computing
- KilobitKilobitThe kilobit is a multiple of the unit bit for digital information or computer storage. The prefix kilo is defined in the International System of Units as a multiplier of 103 , and therefore,...
(kb), a unit of information used, for example, to quantify computer memory or storage capacity - KilobyteKilobyteThe kilobyte is a multiple of the unit byte for digital information. Although the prefix kilo- means 1000, the term kilobyte and symbol KB have historically been used to refer to either 1024 bytes or 1000 bytes, dependent upon context, in the fields of computer science and information...
(kB), a unit of information used, for example, to quantify computer memory or storage capacity - Computer keyboardComputer keyboardIn computing, a keyboard is a typewriter-style keyboard, which uses an arrangement of buttons or keys, to act as mechanical levers or electronic switches...
, an input device for computer
Science
- Base dissociation constant (Kb), the equilibrium constant for a base
- Ebullioscopic constantEbullioscopic constantIn thermodynamics, the ebullioscopic constant, Kb, allows one to relate molality to boiling point elevation. It is the ratio of the latter to the former:\Delta T = i\cdot K_b \cdot mi is the Vant Hoff factor...
(Kb), which relates molality to boiling point elevation - Boltzmann constant (kB), the physical constant which relates temperature to energy
- Kilo-base pair (kb or kbp), a unit of measurement of DNA or RNA length used in genetics, equal to 1,000 nucleotides
- Kauri-butanolKauri-butanolThe Kauri-butanol value is an international, standardized measure of solvent power for a hydrocarbon solvent, and is governed by an ASTM standardized test, ASTM D1133. The result of this test is a scaleless index, usually referred to as the "Kb value". A higher Kb value means the solvent is more...
, (Kb value) a measure of solvent performance
Libraries
- National Library of Sweden
- National Library of the Netherlands
Banks
- KB Kookmin Bank, the largest bank in South Korea
- Kaupthing BankKaupthing BankKaupthing Bank was an international Icelandic bank, headquartered in Reykjavík, Iceland. It was formed by the merger of Kaupthing and Búnaðarbanki Íslands in 2003 and was the largest bank in Iceland....
, a bank in Iceland - Komerční bankaKomercní bankaKomerční banka is one of the main banks in the Czech Republic. It serves about 1.5 million customers in more than 350 branches.The bank was founded in 1990 following separation of commercial activities from the former Státní banka československá . In 1992, the bank was partially privatized in...
, a bank in the Czech Republic - Kasikorn BankKasikorn BankKasikornbank Public Company Limited formerly known as the Thai Farmers Bank was established on 8 June 1945 by Choti Lamsam, with registered capital of Baht 5 million and has been listed on the Stock Exchange of Thailand since 1976...
, a bank in Thailand - Karafarin Bank, a bank in Iran
Retailers
- KB HomeKB HomeKB Home is a homebuilding company based in the United States, founded in 1957 as Kaufman & Broad in Detroit, Michigan. It was the first company to be traded on the NYSE as a home builder and is a Fortune 500 company...
, a major American home builder - KB ToysKB ToysK·B Toys was a chain of mall-based retail toy stores in the United States. It was founded in 1922 by the Kaufman brothers. K·B operated 605 stores in 44 U.S. states, Puerto Rico as well as Guam. It was privately held in Pittsfield, Massachusetts...
, a United States toy retail chain - K&BK&BK&B was a drug store chain headquartered in New Orleans. Founded in 1905, it expanded to have stores in the United States Gulf Coast region until it was purchased by Rite Aid in 1997....
, a local drug store in New Orleans, Louisiana, that was bought by Rite Aid
Trucks
- KB series, a truck produced by International Harvester
- Isuzu KB, a pickup truck manufactured by Isuzu
Other uses
- King's BenchKing's BenchThe Queen's Bench is the superior court in a number of jurisdictions within some of the Commonwealth realms...
, an ancient English court, or the legal citation denoting a case in such court. - Kjøbenhavns BoldklubKjøbenhavns BoldklubKjøbenhavns Boldklub or KB is a Danish sports club based in Copenhagen. The club was founded April 26, 1876 on the grassy fields in outer Copenhagen which later became Fælledparken. Football and cricket has been played in KB since 1879, making KB the oldest football club on Continental Europe and...
, a Danish sports club based in Copenhagen - King's BuildingsKing's BuildingsThe King's Buildings are a campus of the University of Edinburgh in Scotland, and contains most of the schools within the College of Science and Engineering, excepting only part of the School of Informatics and the Institute of Geography, which are located at the central George Square campus...
, one of the primary campuses at the University of Edinburgh, containing most of the schools within the College of Science and Engineering - Druk AirDruk AirDruk Air Corporation Limited , operating as Drukair — Royal Bhutan Airlines, is the national airline of the Kingdom of Bhutan. Its headquarters are in the western dzongkhag of Paro....
(IATA code: KB), the national airline of Bhutan - Kine BudCannabis smokingCannabis smoking involves inhaling vapors released by heating the flowers and subtending leaves of the Cannabis plants, known as marijuana. Alternatively, the cannabis plant flowers may be finely sifted producing kief, a powder especially rich in the oil-glands or trichomes which contain the...
, a fairly potent strain of marijuana often referred to as KB, and, erroneously, Kind Bud - Knowledge baseKnowledge baseA knowledge base is a special kind of database for knowledge management. A Knowledge Base provides a means for information to be collected, organised, shared, searched and utilised.-Types:...
, a collection of knowledge helping users with a given product - Knowledge BowlKnowledge BowlKnowledge Bowl is an interdisciplinary academic competition involving teams of four to six students trying to answer questions in a written round and several oral rounds. No team is eliminated in this event, and every team participates in every round...
, an interdisciplinary academic competition - Knight of the Bath, a former rank (before 1847) of the Order of the BathOrder of the BathThe Most Honourable Order of the Bath is a British order of chivalry founded by George I on 18 May 1725. The name derives from the elaborate mediæval ceremony for creating a knight, which involved bathing as one of its elements. The knights so created were known as Knights of the Bath...
, a part of the British honours system- sometimes also incorrectly used to refer to Knight BachelorKnight BachelorThe rank of Knight Bachelor is a part of the British honours system. It is the most basic rank of a man who has been knighted by the monarch but not as a member of one of the organised Orders of Chivalry...
, which should be abbreviated "Kt".
- sometimes also incorrectly used to refer to Knight Bachelor
- KB Lager, a brand of Australian beer