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kilobyte
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kil·o·byte  (kl-bt)
n. Abbr. K or KB
1. A unit of computer memory or data storage capacity equal to 1,024 (210) bytes.
2. One thousand bytes.

kilobyte [ˈkɪləˌbaɪt]
n
(Electronics & Computer Science / Computer Science) Computing 1024 bytes Abbreviations KB kbyte See also kilo- [2]

kilobyte  (kl-bt)
1. A unit of computer memory or data storage capacity equal to 1,024 (that is, 210) bytes.
2. One thousand bytes. See Note at megabyte.
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.kilobyte - a unit of information equal to 1000 bytes
kB, K
computer memory unit - a unit for measuring computer memory
megabyte, MB, M - a unit of information equal to 1000 kilobytes or 10^6 (1,000,000) bytes
2.kilobyte - a unit of information equal to 1024 bytes
computer memory unit - a unit for measuring computer memory
word - a word is a string of bits stored in computer memory; "large computers use words up to 64 bits long"
mebibyte, MiB, megabyte, MB, M - a unit of information equal to 1024 kibibytes or 2^20 (1,048,576) bytes
Translations
kilobyte [ˈkɪləʊˌbaɪt] Nkilobyte m, kiloocteto m
kilobyte [ˈkɪləbaɪt] nkilo-octet m
kilobyte
nKilobyte nt
kilobyte [ˈkɪləʊbaɪt] nkilobyte m inv


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