kilobyte
[ kil-uh-bahyt ]
Origin of kilobyte
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British Dictionary definitions for kilobyte
kilobyte
/ (ˈkɪləˌbaɪt) /
noun
computing 1024 bytes: Abbreviation: KB, kbyte See also kilo- (def. 2)
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Scientific definitions for kilobyte
kilobyte
[ kĭl′ə-bīt′ ]
A unit of computer memory or data storage capacity equal to 1,024 (that is, 210) bytes.
One thousand bytes. See Note at megabyte.
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