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USB

name · noun · 5 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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Pronunciation

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  • /ˌjuː ˌɛs ˈbiː/
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  • CMU ARPABET: Y UW1 EH1 S B IY1 Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

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name

Meaning 1

Initialism of Universal Serial Bus; a serial bus standard for connecting devices.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism

Qualifier: trademark

Topics: computing, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, sciences

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Meaning relationships

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name

Meaning 2

Initialism of US Bancorp.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism

Topics: business, finance, stock-ticker-symbol

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noun

Meaning 3

A USB flash drive.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: informal

Qualifier: trademark

Topics: computer-hardware, computing, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, sciences

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noun

Meaning 4

Initialism of unified S-band (a communication system used for the Apollo program).

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism

Topics: aerospace, business, communication, communications, engineering, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, space-science

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noun

Meaning 5

Initialism of upper sideband.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism

Topics: communication, communications

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History

Etymology

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