kilobyte

kil·o·byte

K k

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [kil-uh-bahyt]
- /ˈkɪl əˌbaɪt/
- /ˈkɪl.ə.baɪt/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [kil-uh-bahyt]
- /ˈkɪl əˌbaɪt/

Definitions of kilobyte word

noun kilobyte 1024 (2 10) bytes. 1
noun kilobyte (loosely) 1000 bytes. Symbol: K, KB. 1
noun kilobyte (computing, especially RAM) A unit of storage capacity, equal to 1024 (210) bytes : a kibibyte. Frequently abbreviated KB. 1
noun kilobyte computer memory: 1000 bytes 1
noun Technical meaning of kilobyte (unit, data) (KB) A unit of data equal to 1000 bytes (but see binary prefix for other definitions). One kilobyte is the amount of data in 1000 ASCII (or UTF-8) characters or about 250 English words (whose average length is about four characters). 1000 kilobytes are one megabyte. 1
countable noun kilobyte In computing, a kilobyte is one thousand bytes of data. 0

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Origin of kilobyte

First appearance:

before 1965

One of the 2% newest English words

First recorded in 1965-70; kilo- + byte

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Parts of speech for Kilobyte

noun

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kilobyte popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 48% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

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