Kilobit
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Kilobit is a noun meaning (computing) One thousand (10³, or 1,000) bits.
Meaning
(computing) One thousand (10³, or 1,000) bits.
More Meanings
- (computing, rare) a kibibit
- (computing, informal) one kilobit per second
Example Sentences
At a 100 kilobit per second information rate, both mark and space signals will generally be transmitted in any 0.0001 sec interval, and therefore this requirement is easily met with conventional resistors and capacitors.
Word Forms
- kilobits
Synonyms for kilobit
Depending on context, synonyms include kbit, kbps.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include kilobytes, terabit, petabit, terabyte, exabit, tbyte.
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