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ＧＢ (ジー・ビー) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

ＧＢ

also: ジービー

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Meanings

1

Great Britain; GB

Abbreviation for Great Britain, used in contexts like sports, politics, or geography.

See also: グレートブリテン

ＧＢチームは決けっ勝しょうに進すすんだ。
The GB team advanced to the finals.

2

Unit of digital information; commonly used in computing and storage contexts.

See also: ギガバイト

このファイルは２ＧＢあります。

Usage patterns

〈数かず〉ＧＢじー・びーa storage capacity of ... gigabytes
このパソコンのストレージは２５６ＧＢです。
This computer's storage is 256GB.

Related words

ギガバイト sense 2
ギガバイト is the full katakana word for the same unit that ＧＢ abbreviates, and is used when writing more formally or spelling things out.
グレートブリテン sense 1
グレートブリテン is the full name for the country that ＧＢ abbreviates, and appears in more formal or explanatory contexts than the abbreviation.

Don't confuse with

This file is 2 GB.

イギリス

N5

イギリス is the everyday Japanese name for the United Kingdom, while ＧＢ (Great Britain) technically excludes Northern Ireland, so the two are not always interchangeable.

Etymology

Abbreviation from English 'GB', used for both Great Britain and gigabyte.