GB

1 of 2

noun

: sarin

GB

2 of 2

abbreviation

1
gigabyte
2
Great Britain

Examples of GB in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web
Noun
Google One accounts range from $19.99 per year for 100GB to $99.99 per year for 2TB. Edward Mendelson, PCMAG, 11 Apr. 2024 TechCrunch reports that the feature will offer over 150 AI models, each of which will be bigger than 2GB. David Meyer, Fortune, 3 Apr. 2024 The Asus Chromebook Plus is a great example of this, featuring an AMD Ryzen 3 processor and 8GB of RAM. Gabriela Vatu, PCMAG, 1 Apr. 2024 Fortunately for those who waited, Amazon is now selling the standard Kindle Paperwhite from 2021 with 16GB of storage starting at $129.99 ($20 off) — a price both Best Buy and Target are currently matching. Brandon Widder, The Verge, 30 Mar. 2024 Apple discontinued the 4GB model on September 5, 2007, just over two months after its release. Ewan Spence, Forbes, 29 Mar. 2024 To put into perspective how many gigabytes translates to how many photos, the Pix-Star 10 inch WiFi Digital Picture Frame has 8 GB of storage, which translates to handling approximately 30,000 photos. Jack Byram, Better Homes & Gardens, 26 Mar. 2024 Travel Bottles for Toiletries, TSA-Approved Silicone Travel Containers jar for Toiletries $9.95 $12.99 Amazon Shop Now Tech deals 20% off Amazon Quest 2 — Advanced All-In-One Virtual Reality Headset — 128 GB $199.99 $249.99 Amazon Shop Now 36% off Amazon Amazon Fire 7 Kids tablet, ages 3-7. Kelsey Chapman, ABC News, 25 Mar. 2024 Features-wise, the HD 10 Tablet comes with 64GB of storage, a super fast octa-core processor and 3GB of RAM for instant responsiveness and smooth loading of all your apps and content. Tim Chan, Variety, 23 Mar. 2024

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Word History

Etymology

Noun

code name

First Known Use

Noun

1961, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
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 23 Apr. 2024.

Medical Definition

GB

1 of 2 noun
: sarin

GB

2 of 2 abbreviation
gallbladder
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