different between kilobaud vs kilobit

English

Etymology

kilo- +? baud

Noun

kilobaud (plural kilobaud)

1. (computing) one thousand baud; symbol kBd

English

Etymology

c. 1960, from kilo- (“thousand”) +? bit.

Noun

kilobit (plural kilobits)

1. (computing) 1000 bits (binary digits)
2. (computing, rare) 1024 (2¹⁰) bits

Synonyms

• (abbreviation): kb (1000 or 1024 bits)
• (abbreviation): kib (1024 bits)
• (1024 bits): kibibit

Coordinate terms

• bit, megabit, gigabit, terabit, exabit, petabit

Related terms

• kilobyte

Translations

See also

• kbps

Further reading

• kilobit at OneLook Dictionary Search

Czech

Etymology

kilo- +? bit

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [?k?lob?t]

Noun

kilobit m

1. kilobit

Further reading

• kilobit in Kartotéka Novo?eského lexikálního archivu

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from English kilobit.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?kilo?bit??(i)/, /?kilo?bit(i)/

Noun

kilobit m (plural kilobits)

1. (computing) kilobit (one thousand bits)

Synonyms

• Abbreviations: Kbit, Kb

Coordinate terms

• Multiples of the bit: kilobit, megabit, gigabit, terabit, petabit, exabit, zettabit, yottabit

Related terms

• kilobyte
• kibibit