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
Snap will charge users for preserving more than 5GB’s worth. Andrew Nusca, Fortune, 30 Sep. 2025 The license for Al’s, held by GB Two Business, was granted at this location on June 2, 2023. David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 30 Sep. 2025 This is a big-screen beast with incredible internals that stack up to desktops in the same price range, including a massive 64GB of DDR5 RAM, an ultra-powerful RTX 5070 Ti graphics card, and more. PC Magazine, 29 Sep. 2025 But right now, 8GB of memory puts you above the amount that most iOS 26-compatible phones are using—Apple is still optimizing for plenty of phones with 6GB, 4GB, or even 3GB of memory. ArsTechnica, 25 Sep. 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 5 Oct. 2025.

Medical Definition

GB

1 of 2 noun
: sarin

GB

2 of 2 abbreviation
gallbladder
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