USB

English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌjuː ˌɛs ˈbiː/

• Audio (Southern England):

  (file)

Proper noun

USB

1. (computing, trademark) Initialism of Universal Serial Bus; a serial bus standard for connecting devices.
   • 2021 October 6, “Network News: Upgrades start at Cardiff Central”, in RAIL, number 941, page 24:

     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.

   • 2023 September 15, Henry T. Casey, “What is USB-C? Here’s everything you need to know”, in CNN‎^[1], Atlanta, Ga.: Warner Bros. Discovery, archived from the original on 21 February 2026:

     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).

2. (stock ticker symbol) Initialism of US Bancorp.
   • 2021 July 23, Paul R. La Monica, “American Express is the Dow’s top stock for 2021. Here’s why”, in CNN‎^[2], Atlanta, Ga.: Warner Bros. Discovery, archived from the original on 29 June 2025:

     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).

Derived terms

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

Translations

Universal Serial Bus

• Dutch: USB (nl) f
• Finnish: USB (fi)
• French: USB (fr) m
• Georgian: USB
• German: USB (de) m
• Indonesian: USB
• Japanese: USB (yū-esu-bī)
• Thai: ยูเอสบี (yoo-èt-bee)

Noun

USB (plural USBs)

1. (computer hardware, trademark, informal) A USB flash drive.
   • 2015, “RISSLA Desk organizer, black $12.99”, in Ikea Canada Catalog, retrieved 18 April 2015:

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

2. (communication, space) Initialism of unified S-band (a communication system used for the Apollo program).
3. (communication) Initialism of upper sideband.

Further reading

• Universal Serial Bus on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• USB (disambiguation) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Anagrams

• Bus., SBU, UBS, bus, bus., sub, sub-, sub.

German

Pronunciation

• Audio (Germany (Berlin)):

  (file)

Noun

USB m (strong, genitive USBs or USB, plural USBs)

1. USB

Declension

Declension of USB [masculine, strong]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	der	USB	die	USBs
genitive	eines	des	USBs, USB	der	USBs
dative	einem	dem	USB	den	USBs
accusative	einen	den	USB	die	USBs

Derived terms

• USB-Anschluss
• USB-Eingang
• USB-Kabel
• USB-Maus
• USB-Stick

Indonesian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /uˈɛs.be/, [uˈɛs.be]

Noun

USB (plural USB-USB)

1. (computing) USB
2. (education) initialism of unit sekolah baru (“new school unit”)

Italian

Etymology

Borrowed from English USB.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈu ˈɛs.se ˈbi/

• Audio:

  (file)

Noun

USB ?

1. USB

Related words

• chiavetta USB (“USB stick”)
• porta USB (“USB port”)

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /u ˌese ˈbe/ [u ˌe.se ˈβ̞e]

Noun

USB m (plural USB)

1. USB

Further reading

• “USB”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), 24th edition, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 30 October 2026