TB

See also: tb, Tb, and ТВ

English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌtiːˈbi/
• Hyphenation: T‧B
• Rhymes: -iː

Symbol

TB

1. (computing, formal) Abbreviation of terabyte.
   • 2020 May 19, Jacob Krol, “Samsung’s T7 SSD is a fast external drive at a cheaper price”, in CNN‎^[1], archived from the original on 30 December 2025:

     We’ve found the T7 Touch SSD to be fast, secure and quite portable. But the inclusion of a fingerprint sensor for security onboard increased the price: $129.99 for 500GBs, $229.99 for 1TB and $399.99 for 2TB.

2. (computing, informal) Abbreviation of tebibyte.

   Synonym: TiB

Proper noun

TB

1. (sports) Initialism of Tampa Bay: a bay of Florida, United States, on which are located the cities of Tampa and St. Petersburg.

Noun

TB (countable and uncountable, plural TBs)

1. Initialism of terabyte.
   • 2015, Larry Coyne, ‎Khanh Ngo, ‎Stefan Neff, IBM Linear Tape File System Enterprise Edition V1.1.1.2 (page 227)

     Experiments in labs produce considerable amounts of raw data, easily in the range of many TBs.

2. (pathology) Initialism of tuberculosis.
3. (baseball) Initialism of total bases.
4. Abbreviation of throwback.
5. (military, nautical) Initialism of torpedo boat.
6. (military, aviation) Initialism of torpedo bomber.
7. (military, aviation) Initialism of trainer bomber (“a bomber that also serves as a trainer aircraft”).
8. (ABDL) Initialism of teen baby.
9. (electronics) Initialism of test board, a circuit board used to test a circuit for some specialized task.

Derived terms

• (pathology): MDR-TB, XDR-TB, DR-TB, DS-TB
• (military): MTB

Related terms

• (pathology): Mtb

Descendants

• Tok Pisin: tibi (tuberculosis)

Anagrams

• BT, Bt, bt

Chinese

Etymology 1

Short for English tomboy.

Pronunciation

• Cantonese (Jyutping): ti¹ bi¹

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• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: ti¹ bi¹
    • Yale: tī bī
    • Cantonese Pinyin: ti¹ bi¹
    • Guangdong Romanization: ti¹ bi¹
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /tʰiː⁵⁵ piː⁵⁵/

Noun

TB

1. (Hong Kong Cantonese) tomboy

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): tìbì

  (Zhuyin): ㄊㄧˋ ㄅㄧˋ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: tìbì
    • Zhuyin: ㄊㄧˋ ㄅㄧˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: tìbì
    • Wade–Giles: tʻi⁴-pi⁴
    • Yale: tì-bì
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: tihbih
    • Palladius: тиби (tibi)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /tʰi⁵¹⁻⁵³ pi⁵¹/

Noun

TB

1. (computing) Abbreviation of terabyte (Classifier: 個／个 m)

Danish

Noun

TB

1. tuberculosis
   • 2010, Susanne (red.). Bügel, Jørn (red.). Dyerberg, Steen (red.). Stender, Menneskets ernæring, Munksgaard Danmark →ISBN, page 546

     Dødeligheden er høj under behandlingen af såvel TB som HIV, og et lavt BMI er en stærk risikofaktor herfor.

     (please add an English translation of this quotation)

   • 2017, Barbara Wren, Vågne celler: Hvordan kroppen skaber og holder på lys, Gyldendal A/S, →ISBN:

     Hvis du ser tilbage på, hvordan man behandlede TB før i tiden, kan du se, at den bedste behandling fandt sted oppe i bjergene, ...

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   • 2003, Nord nytt:

     En undersogelse af inuitters tilgang til sundhed og sygdom er relevant for at forstâ ikke blot TB-hyppigheden, ...

     (please add an English translation of this quotation)

   • 1951, Stof og saks:

     Sømænd risikerer lettest at få TB ...

     (please add an English translation of this quotation)

   • 2015, Klaus Rifbjerg, Sådan: En livsreportage, Gyldendal A/S, →ISBN:

     ... tresserne var alt den slags kun vage minder, ikke blot var TB på vej mod udryddelse, ...

     (please add an English translation of this quotation)

   • 1942, Poul Bondo Gravesen, Lymphogranulomatosis benigna: English summary:

     ... tilfælde har set tuberkuløse sygdomme udviklet hos sine patienter og i andre tilfælde fundet TB ved dyrepassager fra ...

     (please add an English translation of this quotation)

   • 1967, Grønland:

     Lad mig nævne, at der f. eks. i 1963 ikke var nogen, der døde af TB i Grønland.

     (please add an English translation of this quotation)

Quotations

Other forms:

1. • 2016, Diverse forfattere, Min barndom i Grønland, Lindhardt og Ringhof, →ISBN:

     I min barndom var sygdommen så frygtet, at man aldrig nævnte den ved navn; man sagde T.B. og dæmpede ...

     (please add an English translation of this quotation)

Indonesian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈte.be/
• Homophone: Tb

Noun

TB (plural TB-TB)

1. initialism of titik berkumpul (“meeting point”)
2. (pathology) initialism of tuberkulosis
3. initialism of tinggi badan
4. initialism of toko bangunan
5. initialism of toko buku
6. initialism of terabita (“terabyte”)

Further reading

• “TB”, in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia [Great Dictionary of the Indonesian Language] (in Indonesian), Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016

Spanish

Proper noun

TB

1. abbreviation of Tabasco: a state of Mexico

Tok Pisin

Noun

TB

1. alternative form of tibi
   • 1998, anonymous author, Kirap!‎^[2]:

     Ol binatang jem bilong kamapim sik TB i olsem ol snek kobra i pas insait long ol basket i gat gutpela tuptup i pas strong.

     The TB bacilli are like cobras secured in baskets with tight-fitting lids.