Kilobyte
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Kilobyte is a noun meaning (computing, especially networking) One thousand (10³, or 1,000) bytes.
Meaning
(computing, especially networking) One thousand (10³, or 1,000) bytes.
More Meanings
- (computing, informal, especially RAM) A kibibyte.
Example Sentences
It is assumed herein that each block includes 32 bytes, each sector includes 1 kilobyte, the buffer memory 116 includes 4 kilobytes, and read data is represented by one double word or 64 bits, as one word in this case consists of 32 bits.
The data word processor 606 handles the in-flow and out-flow of byte-oriented input/output data and interleaved signals at a rate of, for example, 500 kilobytes per second. Instruction processing rates of four to eight per microsecond are required for such a data flow.
Word Forms
- kilobytes
Synonyms for kilobyte
Depending on context, synonyms include kB, k.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include k, kb, kbyte, megabyte, kibibyte, kilobit.
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