GB

1 of 2

noun

ˌjē-ˈbē 

: sarin

GB

2 of 2

abbreviation

1

gigabyte

2

Great Britain

Examples of GB in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Noun

Consumers who would normally pick up the iOS update on an older phone won’t have this option available, except on a very limited set of older iPhones that ship with 12 GB. — Ewan Spence, Forbes.com, 25 July 2026

The compact, palm-sized disk fits in my pocket and comes with 30 GB of global data, plus a free GB of data each month. — Sophie Dodd, Travel + Leisure, 15 July 2026

This is another model with split storage, featuring 64GB of internal eMMC space and a 64GB SSD card and included reader. — K. Thor Jensen, PC Magazine, 13 July 2026

This arrangement, for HBM4, transmits 2,800 GB per second to and from the GPU. — IEEE Spectrum, 8 July 2026

Word History

Etymology

Noun

code name

First Known Use

Noun

1961, in the meaning defined above

Medical Definition

GB

1 of 2 noun

(ˈ)jē-ˈbē 

: sarin

GB

2 of 2 abbreviation

gallbladder