GB

1 of 2

noun

: sarin

GB

2 of 2

abbreviation

1
gigabyte
2
Great Britain

Examples of GB in a Sentence

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Noun
It’s equipped with 16GB of RAM, great for gaming, streaming, or working creatively. Stackcommerce Team (sponsored), PCMAG, 17 Feb. 2025 For visitors, in general, there is of course lots of history in Berlin including the Exhibition and remains of The Wall next to the GB and the list of interesting museums is longer than long. Scott Roxborough, The Hollywood Reporter, 15 Feb. 2025 In the last fiscal year, CI seized over 1.7 petabytes of digital data in support of investigations (for context, petabyte is 1,000,000 gigabytes (GB), about enough to store 200 million 5 MB photos). Kelly Phillips Erb, Forbes, 12 Feb. 2025 One listing by the City of Gillette, Wyoming, features an iPhone 11 with 128GB of storage, sold with a protective case. Yaakov Katz, Newsweek, 7 Feb. 2025 See all Example Sentences for GB 

Word History

Etymology

Noun

code name

First Known Use

Noun

1961, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of GB was in 1961

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“GB.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/GB. Accessed 21 Feb. 2025.

Medical Definition

GB

1 of 2 noun
: sarin

GB

2 of 2 abbreviation
gallbladder
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