Definition of "GB"

GB

symbol
1. (computing, formal) Abbreviation of gigabyte.
  Quotations
  MB equals 106 bytes and GB equals 109 bytes
  1989, IBM 3390 Direct Access Storage Reference Summary, IBM, page 7
2. (computing, informal) Abbreviation of gibibyte.
noun
plural GBs
1. (anatomy) Initialism of gallbladder.
2. (informal, pharmacology) Initialism of goofball (“barbiturate”).
  Quotations
  Goofballs usually produce a quiet drowsiness, but also at times a tense aggressiveness that can be frighteningly unpredictable. Irene's behavior when she is high on GBs, which is most of the time, has created such havoc in the neighborhood restaurants that they no longer let her in.
  1965 February 26, James Mills, “The World of Needle Park”, in Time, volume 58, number 8, page 82
3. (crystallography) Initialism of grain boundary.
proper noun
1. Initialism of Great Britain.
2. Initialism of Gilgit-Baltistan.
3. Abbreviation of Green Bay in Wisconsin, USA.
4. Initialism of Game Boy.
5. (chemistry, military) Initialism of German agent B (US designation for the nerve gas sarin).
6. Initialism of Guantanamo Bay.
7. (linguistics) Initialism of Government and Binding.
phrase
1. (Internet slang) Initialism of God bless.