Billion

i believe in the uk a “billion” means a million millions (e.g. 10^12 rather than 10^9)
pretty self-explanatory.
america and most other non-british-colonized countries (let’s not debate about that): 1,000,000,000
: 1 thousand million

australia, the uk etc. : 1,000,000,000,000
: 1 million million
“in america it is easier to make a billion dollars then in australia”
how many people lex luthor is going to kill.
lois lane: but millions of people will die!
lex luthor: billions!
in english speaking countries means 10^9, in all other languages and countries except brazilian portuguese means 10^12. this is because english speaking nations use the short scale, where new notation is used when multiplied by 1000, rather than the long scale where its when multiplied by a million.
in english speaking countries, a billion times a thousand is a trillion. in non english speaking countries, a billion times a thousand is a billiard, which times a thousand then becomes a trillion.
most everywhere: one thousand millions;
1,000,000,000

also meant to exaggerate.
i’ve seen that movie a billion times.
a derisive term for computer geeks who proffer 3 fundamental beliefs:
1) microsoft can do no wrong and is right and admirable to pursue dominance by any means necessary.
2) there are no other viable computing/development platforms.
3) that successful marketing by microsoft has not influenced their computing/technology choices.

the term “billion” is a combination of ‘bill’ (bill gates, microsoft co-founder and it’s most recognizable face) and ‘legion’. so, “billion” = “bill’s legions.” also, it’s a play on the idea that such people eagerly add billions of dollars to mr. gates’ fortunes.
“his anti-open source tirade was spoken like a true billion.”
“my life as a billion has not been without it’s share of viruses and installation headaches.”
“no self-respecting billion would be caught dead using a macintosh.”
a thousand millions