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kilobit
[
kil
-
uh
-bit]
/ˈkɪl əˌbɪt/
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Word Origin
noun
,
Computers.
1.
1024 (2
10
)
bits
.
2.
(loosely) 1000
bits
.
Symbol:
Kb.
Origin of
kilobit
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1960-1965
First recorded in
1960-65;
kilo-
+
bit
3
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British Dictionary definitions for
kilobit
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kilobit
/
ˈkɪləˌbɪt
/
noun
(
computing
)
1.
(in general computer contexts, such as data transfer) 1000 bits
2.
(in data-storage contexts) 1024 bits
Abbreviation
Kb,
kb
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition
© William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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kilobit
in Science
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kilobit
(kĭl'ə-bĭt')
One thousand bits.
1,024 (that is, 2
10
) bits. See Note at
megabyte
.
The American Heritage® Science Dictionary
Copyright © 2002. Published by Houghton Mifflin. All rights reserved.
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kilobit
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