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English

Etymology

Coined in the 1960s, from kilo- (“thousand”) +? byte.

Noun

kilobyte (plural kilobytes)

1. (computing, especially RAM) A unit of storage capacity, equal to 1024 (2¹⁰) bytes : a kibibyte. Frequently abbreviated KB.
2. (computing, especially networking) 1000 (10³) bytes. SI Symbol: kB

Synonyms

• kB, KB, ?

Related terms

• Previous: byte
• Next: megabyte
• kibibyte
• kilobit

Translations

References

• The IEC explanation of its definitions

Czech

Alternative forms

• kilobajt

Etymology

kilo- +? byte

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [?k?lobajt]

Noun

kilobyte m

1. kilobyte

Further reading

• kilobyte in Kartotéka Novo?eského lexikálního archivu
• byte in Akademický slovník cizích slov, 1995, at prirucka.ujc.cas.cz

Italian

Etymology

kilo- +? byte

Noun

kilobyte m (invariable)

1. (computing) kilobyte

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from English kilobyte.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?kilo?bajt(?)(i)/

Noun

kilobyte m (plural kilobytes)

1. (computing) kilobyte (one thousand bytes)

Synonyms

• Abbreviations: KB, kB

Coordinate terms

• Multiples of the byte: kilobyte, megabyte, gigabyte, terabyte, petabyte, exabyte, zettabyte, yottabyte

Related terms

• kilobit
• kebibyte

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