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The abbreviation KB or kb can refer to:

Kilobyte (kB), equal to 1,000 bytes, or Kibibyte (KiB), equal to 1,024 bytes.
Kilobit (kb), equal to 1,000 bits, or Kibibit (Kib), equal to 1,024 bits.
Knowledge base, a collection of knowledge helping users with a given product.
Keyboard, such as:
- Alphanumeric keyboard, a data entry device.
- Keyboard instrument, a musical instrument.
Boltzmann constant (k_b), the physical constant which relates temperature to energy.
Knight of the Bath, a former rank (before 1847) of the Order of the Bath, a part of the British honours system; sometimes also refers to Knight Bachelor.
King's Bench, an ancient English court, or the legal citation denoting a case in such court.
Kilo-base pair (kbp), a unit of measurement used in genetics, equal to 1,000 nucleotides.
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.
Swedish Royal Library (Kungliga Biblioteket), the national library of Sweden.
Dutch Royal Library (Koninklijke Bibliotheek), the national library of the Netherlands.
Kookmin Bank, the largest bank in South Korea.
KB Banki, a bank in Iceland.
Kjøbenhavns Boldklub, Continental Europe's oldest football club founded April 26, 1876, in Copenhagen.
Druk Air (IATA code: KB), the national airline of Bhutan.