Definition of kilobyte Kilobyte

/kɪˈlowbajˌt/ - [kilowbayt] -

We found 7 definitions of kilobyte from 5 different sources.

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What does kilobyte mean?

WordNet

WordNet by Princeton University

Noun

Plural: kilobytes

kilobyte - a unit of information equal to 1024 bytes
  kibibyte, K, KB, kB, KiB
  mebibyte, mib, megabyte, mb, m a unit of information equal to 1024 kibibytes or 2^20 (1,048,576) bytes
  computer memory unit a unit for measuring computer memory
kilobyte - a unit of information equal to 1000 bytes
  K, KB, kB
  megabyte, mb, m a unit of information equal to 1024 kibibytes or 2^20 (1,048,576) bytes
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  • kilobyte (Noun)
    A unit of storage capacity, 1024 210 bytes : kibibyte.
  • kilobyte (Noun)
    Rarely 1000 bytes, though this is the technically accurate definition as an SI unit.

OmegaWiki DictionaryOmegaWiki Dictionary Ω

  • kilobyte
    A unit of information or computer storage equal to either 1,000 bytes or 1,024 bytes (2^10), depending on context.

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  • A kilobyte is a number used when talking about hard drives or computer memory. At first, 1 kilobyte was 1,024 bytes. Now some people say a kilobyte only has 1,000 bytes, and the correct name for 1,024 bytes is a kibibyte.

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