TB (tuberculose)
1. Abbreviation for tuberculosis, an infectious disease caused by the bacterium Mycobacterium tuberculosis that primarily affects the lungs
TB is a serious infectious disease that can be treated with antibiotics.
TB é uma doença infecciosa grave que pode ser tratada com antibióticos.
2. In computing and data storage contexts: abbreviation for terabyte, a unit of digital information equal to one trillion bytes
The server has a storage capacity of 10 TB.
O servidor tem uma capacidade de armazenamento de 10 TB.
TB is a significant public health concern in both Brazil and the USA. In Brazil, TB remains endemic with thousands of cases reported annually, particularly in urban areas and among vulnerable populations. The abbreviation TB is universally understood in medical settings across both English and Portuguese-speaking countries. In computing contexts, TB (terabyte) is standard terminology used globally regardless of language.
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