What does kibibyte mean?
Kibibyte means (computing) Strictly, 2¹⁰ (1,024) bytes, as opposed to a kilobyte..
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/ˈkɪbɪˌbaɪt/ · noun
(computing) Strictly, 2¹⁰ (1,024) bytes, as opposed to a kilobyte..
The computer's operating system and applications all fit with within 32 kibibytes of read-only memory (ROM); much of the code in the ROM was personally written by Bill Gates.
Use kibibyte when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Kibibyte means (computing) Strictly, 2¹⁰ (1,024) bytes, as opposed to a kilobyte..
Common synonyms include KiB.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
The computer's operating system and applications all fit with within 32 kibibytes of read-only memory (ROM); much of the code in the ROM was personally written by Bill Gates.
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