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USB en · NOUN

Pronunciation

  • (Southern-England) audio
  • /ˌjuː ˌɛs ˈbiː/

Meanings

  1. (informal, qualifier:trademark) A USB flash drive.
    • Helps you to keep your desk clear from small things like pens, rulers, mobile phone and USBs. 2015, “RISSLA Desk organizer, black $12.99”, in Ikea Canada Catalog, retrieved 18 Apr 2015:
  2. (abbreviation, alt-of, initialism) Initialism of unified S-band (a communication system used for the Apollo program).
  3. (abbreviation, alt-of, initialism) Initialism of upper sideband.

Forms

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Source: en.wiktionary, “USB” (noun), dump 20260902, contributors via the page history. Text licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

USB en · PROPN

Pronunciation

  • (Southern-England) audio
  • /ˌjuː ˌɛs ˈbiː/

Meanings

  1. (abbreviation, alt-of, initialism, qualifier:trademark) Initialism of Universal Serial Bus; a serial bus standard for connecting devices.
    • 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. 2021 October 6, “Network News: Upgrades start at Cardiff Central”, in RAIL, number 941, page 24:
    • USB-C isn’t just how many PC laptops are charged; it’s also how the Chromecast With Google TV draws power. It’s also the only USB port in any modern MacBook, and it’s used for charging and data transfer in many Samsung Galaxy phones (dating back to 2016’s infamous Galaxy Note 7). 2023 September 15, Henry T. Casey, “What is USB-C? Here’s everything you need to know”, in CNN:
  2. (abbreviation, alt-of, initialism) Initialism of US Bancorp.
    alt of US Bancorp
    • 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). 2021 July 23, Paul R. La Monica, “American Express is the Dow’s top stock for 2021. Here’s why”, in CNN Business:

Deriveds

USB toy · USB switch · USB condom · USB cell · USB-A · USB killer · USB adapter · USB core · USB printer · USB data blocker · USB modem · USB stick · USB phone · USB token · USB hub · USB key · USB port

Translations (8)

ja USB (yū-esu-bī) (Universal Serial Bus) · de USB (Universal Serial Bus) · id USB (Universal Serial Bus) · th ยูเอสบี (Universal Serial Bus) · fi USB (Universal Serial Bus) · nl USB (Universal Serial Bus) · ka USB (Universal Serial Bus) · fr USB (Universal Serial Bus)