KB

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The abbreviation KB or kb can refer to:

• 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

• Knowledge base, a collection of knowledge helping users with a given product
• Knowledge Bowl, an interdisciplinary academic competition
• Keyboard, such as:
  • Alphanumeric keyboard, a data entry device
  • Keyboard instrument, a musical instrument
• 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
• Knight of the Bath, a former rank (before 1847) of the Order of the Bath, a part of the British honours system; sometimes also refers to Knight Bachelor
• King's Bench, an ancient English court, or the legal citation denoting a case in such court.
• Kilo-base pair (kb or kbp), a unit of measurement of DNA or RNA length used in genetics, equal to 1,000 nucleotides
• 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
• Kungliga biblioteket, the National Library of Sweden
• Komercni Banka, a bank in the Czech Republic
• Dutch Royal Library (Koninklijke Bibliotheek), the national library of the Netherlands
• Kookmin Bank, the largest bank in South Korea
• KB Banki, a bank in Iceland.
• Kjøbenhavns Boldklub, Continental Europe's oldest football club founded April 26, 1876, in Copenhagen
• Druk Air (IATA code: KB), the national airline of Bhutan
• Kobe Bryant, professional basketball player
• Kurt Busch, NASCAR driver
• Kauri-butanol, (Kb value) a measure of solvent performance
• KB Series Truck, a truck produced by International Harvester