Usb

//ˌjuː ˌɛs ˈbiː// name, noun, slang

name, noun, slang ·Moderate ·College level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A USB flash drive. informal

    "Helps you to keep your desk clear from small things like pens, rulers, mobile phone and USBs."

  2. 2
    Initialism of unified S-band (a communication system used for the Apollo program). abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
  3. 3
    Initialism of upper sideband. abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
Proper Noun
  1. 1
    Initialism of Universal Serial Bus; a serial bus standard for connecting devices. abbreviation, alt-of, initialism

    "New signage is being installed to enhance wayfinding and USB sockets are being added in the main concourse area and Platform 8's waiting area."

  2. 2
    Initialism of US Bancorp. abbreviation, alt-of, initialism

    "Squeri also said during a conference call with analysts Friday morning that AmEx is holding up well despite increased competition from technology companies like Square (SQ) and Venmo owner PayPal (PYPL) as well as traditional card issuers such as Capital One (COF) and US Bancorp (USB)."

Synonyms

All synonyms
flash driveflash drivejump drivepen drivepen drivethumb drive

Example

More examples

"If you combine them in this way, you get a 14 port USB hub."

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USB adapterUSB cellUSB condomUSB coreUSB data blockerUSB hubUSB keyUSB killerUSB modemUSB phoneUSB portUSB printer

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