B Governmental & Military Abbreviation

B has various meanings in the Governmental & Military category. Discover the full forms, definitions, and usage contexts of B in Governmental & Military.

Battery

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An apparatus which may comprise a group of two or more cells used for the conversion of chemical energy into electrical energy. Or An electrochemical cell that can be used as a source of direct current at a constant voltage. Or Two or more cells in a container that produce an electrical current when two electrodes within the con-tainer touch an electrolyte.

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Bus

While the wheels on the bus may go "round and round," data on a computer's bus goes up and down. Each bus inside a computer consists of set of wires that allow data to be passed back and forth. Most computers have several buses that transmit data to different parts of the machine. Each bus has a certain size, measured in bits (such as 32-bit or 64-bit), that determines how much data can travel across the bus at one time.

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Byte

A byte is a set of 8 bits that represent a single character in the computer's memory. Do not confuse this term with "bite," as in taking a bite of a cookie, because that is totally different. While bits are often used to measure data transfer speeds, bytes are used to measure file sizes, hard disk space, and computer memory. Larger amounts of data are measured in units such as megabytes, gigabytes, and terabytes.

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Body

In a book, the portion between the front matter and the back matter. In Ada language, the definition of the execution of a subprogram, package, or task. On a printed page, the area between the top and bottom margins that contains text. OR The aircraft, usually referring to a coordinate system;  OR The outer panels that shroud the mechanical and electrical workings of a vehicle. OR Body In e-mail and Internet newsgroups, the content of a message.

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Book

A banker or trader's positions.

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Bulk

Bulk Carrier. Old name for hull of a ship 'Bulkhead' is a reminder. A kind of cargo which is homogenous, unpacked and dry such as grain, iron ore or coal

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Business

1. A firm. 2. The activities engaged in by firms.

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Beam

(a) A beam placed perpendicular to joists and to which joists are nailed in framing for a chimney, stairway, or other opening. (b) A wood lintel. (c) The horizontal structural member over an opening (for example over a door or window). A structural member, usually horizontal, whose main function is to carry loads transverse to its longitudinal axis.

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