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GB

PRIMARY MEANINGS OF: GB

1
 n
a unit of information equal to 1000 megabytes or 10^9 (1,000,000,000) bytes
2
 n
an island comprising England and Scotland and Wales
3
 n
a highly toxic chemical nerve agent that inhibits the activity of cholinesterase
FULL DEFINITIONS OF: GB
1

n a unit of information equal to 1000 megabytes or 10^9 (1,000,000,000) bytes

Synonyms:
G, gigabyte
Type of:
computer memory unit
a unit for measuring computer memory

n a unit of information equal to 1024 mebibytes or 2^30 (1,073,741,824) bytes

Synonyms:
G, GiB, gibibyte, gigabyte
Type of:
computer memory unit
a unit for measuring computer memory
2

n an island comprising England and Scotland and Wales

Synonyms:
Great Britain
Examples:
Albion
archaic name for England or Great Britain; used poetically
Example of:
island
a land mass (smaller than a continent) that is surrounded by water
3

n a highly toxic chemical nerve agent that inhibits the activity of cholinesterase

Synonyms:
sarin
Type of:
organophosphate nerve agent
any of a series of nerve agents containing organophosphate compounds first synthesized by German chemists in 1936; in World War II the Germans tested them in concentration camps but not on the battlefield; Iraq is alleged to have used them against Iran and against the Kurds
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