kilobyte

kil·o·byte

 (kĭl′ə-bīt′)

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. See Usage Note at gigabyte.

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kilobyte

(ˈkɪləˌbaɪt)

n

(Computer Science) computing 1024 bytes. Abbreviation: KB or kbyte See also kilo-²

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kil•o•byte

(ˈkɪl əˌbaɪt)

n. Computers.

1. 2¹⁰ (1024) bytes.

2. 10³, or one thousand (1000), bytes. Abbr.: K, KB

[1965–70]

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kil·o·byte

(kĭl′ə-bīt′)

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.

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kilobyte

(k) 1 kilobyte =1,024 bytes.

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Thesaurus

Noun	1.	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 KiB, kibibyte, kB, K 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

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Translations

kilooctet

KBkilobyte

kilobyte

[ˈkɪləʊˌbaɪt] N → kilobyte m, kiloocteto m

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kilobyte

[ˈkɪləbaɪt] n → kilo-octet m

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kilobyte

n → Kilobyte nt

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kilobyte

[ˈkɪləʊbaɪt] n → kilobyte m inv

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