KB

The abbreviation KB or kb can refer to:

Computing

• Kilobit (kb), a unit of information used, for example, to quantify computer memory or storage capacity
• Kilobyte (kB), a unit of information used, for example, to quantify computer memory or storage capacity
• Computer keyboard, an input device for computer

Banks

• KB Kookmin Bank, the largest bank in South Korea
• Kaupthing Bank, a bank in Iceland
• Komerční banka, a bank in the Czech Republic
• Kasikorn Bank, a bank in Thailand
• Karafarin Bank, a bank in Iran

Libraries

• National Library of Sweden (Swedish: Kungliga biblioteket)
• National Library of the Netherlands (Dutch: Koninklijke Bibliotheek)

People

• Kevin Bacon, American actor
• Kobe Bryant, American basketball player currently with the NBA's LA, Lakers
• Kat Burns, Canadian songwriter for Forest City Lovers

Retailers

• KB Home, a major American home builder
• KB Toys, a United States toy retail chain
• K&B, a local drug store in New Orleans, Louisiana, that was bought by Rite Aid

Science

• Base dissociation constant (K_b), the equilibrium constant for a base
• Ebullioscopic constant (K_b), which relates molality to boiling point elevation
• Boltzmann constant (k_B), the physical constant which relates temperature to energy
• Kilo-base pair (kb or kbp), a unit of measurement of DNA or RNA length used in genetics, equal to 1,000 nucleotides
• Kauri-butanol, (Kb value) a measure of solvent performance

Trucks

• KB series, a truck produced by International Harvester
• Isuzu KB, a pickup truck manufactured by Isuzu

Other uses

• King's Bench, an ancient English court, or the legal citation denoting a case in such court.
• Kjøbenhavns Boldklub, a Danish sports club based in Copenhagen
• King's Buildings, one of the primary campuses at the University of Edinburgh, containing most of the schools within the College of Science and Engineering
• Druk Air (IATA code: KB), the national airline of Bhutan
• Kine Bud, a fairly potent strain of marijuana often referred to as KB, and, erroneously, Kind Bud
• Knowledge base, a collection of knowledge helping users with a given product
• Knowledge Bowl, an interdisciplinary academic competition
• Knight of the Bath, a former rank (before 1847) of the Order of the Bath, a part of the British honours system
  • sometimes also incorrectly used to refer to Knight Bachelor, which should be abbreviated "Kt".
• KB Lager, a brand of Australian beer