What do the 'k.A.' and 'n.b.' abbreviations mean? It's used in place where numeric value is expected:
- weight: 10kg, size: k.A.
- weight: n.b., size: large
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5Lolx. I read the title & my first thought was "keine Ahnung" ;-) – Mawg says reinstate Monica Jan 30 '17 at 11:00
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2Honestly, that's what I though it meant. But it did not match the official "tone" of the surrounding text. – Tomáš Fejfar Jan 30 '17 at 13:30
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Würde mich wundern, im Umfeld englischer Vokabeln (weight, size, large) dt. Abk. zu finden. ;) – user unknown Feb 01 '17 at 05:08
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I tried to keep the question as English as possible ;D – Tomáš Fejfar Feb 01 '17 at 09:01
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"k. A." is the abbreviation of "keine Angabe" which can translated to "no specification" or "no information".
"n. b." means "nicht bekannt" or "not known".
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"n. b." can also mean "nota bene", which is "please note" in English. – Thorsten Dittmar Jan 30 '17 at 09:21
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5When it's not about numbers
k. A.usually meanskeine Ahnungwhich isno idea. – raznagul Jan 30 '17 at 09:24 -
3English texts would often use "N/A" (not applicable) in such places, even though it is not exactly the same thing. – PMF Jan 30 '17 at 09:33
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7@raznagul
keine AHnungis usually only the meaning in informal texts like short messages or chat. – Phillip -Zyan K Lee- Stockmann Jan 30 '17 at 10:32