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BRB en · ADJ

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1. (Internet) The state of being away from one's device while meaning to come back soon.
   • Oh, he can't message you right now. He's BRB.

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BRB en · NOUN

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1. (abbreviation, alt-of, initialism) Initialism of bevelled-rim bowl or bevel-rimmed bowl (“a small, undecorated, mass-produced clay bowl, most commonly from the 4th millennium B.C.”).
   alt of bevelled-rim bowl or bevel-rimmed bowl
2. (abbreviation, alt-of, initialism) Initialism of buckling-restrained brace: a structural brace in a building or other structure, designed to allow the building to withstand cyclical lateral loadings.
   alt of buckling-restrained brace
   • The damper mega brace system adds an 8% supplemental damping that helps reduce both wind and seismic excitations. The system is made up of three braces in one (Fig. 6.31B): primary BRB brace and two external secondary BRB braces with viscous dampers at the ends (see Chapter 8, Section 8.1.10 for more details about this building). 2018, Alberto Lago, Dario Trabucco, Antony Wood, Damping Technologies for Tall Buildings, page 464:
   • Moreover, the outer casing is filled with concrete to ensure BRB components remain separated and prevent composite action. Then, BRB brace is submitted into a concentric braced frame, producing a BRBF system. 2018, Farzad Hejazi, Keyhan Karimzadeh, Analysis Procedure for Earthquake Resistant Structures, page 234:
   • To provide a more reliable source of energy dissipation, the concept of Buckling-Restrained Brace (BRB) was first developed in Japan in the early 1970s. Extensive research was since conducted in Japan and a variety of BRBs have been developed. 2014, Wai-Fah Chen, Lian Duan, Bridge Engineering Handbook, page 324:
3. (abbreviation, alt-of, initialism) Initialism of big red button.
   alt of big red button
4. (abbreviation, alt-of, initialism) Initialism of Brazilian rainbow boa
   alt of Brazilian rainbow boa

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BRBF (buckling-restrained brace)

BRB en · X

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1. (Internet, abbreviation, alt-of, initialism) Initialism of be right back.
   alt of be right back
   • @Socrates Got off lightly, all things considered. They just want me to drink this hemlock stuff. BRB. 8.11am, March 22, 399BC 2012, Kelvin MacKenzie, Chas Newkey-Burden, The Twitter History of the World, London: John Blake, →ISBN, page 12:

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