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KILOBYTE
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A unit of information equal to 1024 bytes
Synonyms:
K; kB; KiB; kibibyte; kilobyte
Classified under:
Nouns denoting quantities and units of measure
Hypernyms ("kilobyte" is a kind of...):
computer memory unit (a unit for measuring computer memory)
Meronyms (parts of "kilobyte"):
word (a string of bits stored in computer memory)
Holonyms ("kilobyte" is a part of...):
M; MB; mebibyte; megabyte; MiB (a unit of information equal to 1024 kibibytes or 2^20 (1,048,576) bytes)
Sense 2
Meaning:
A unit of information equal to 1000 bytes
Synonyms:
K; kB; kilobyte
Classified under:
Nouns denoting quantities and units of measure
Hypernyms ("kilobyte" is a kind of...):
computer memory unit (a unit for measuring computer memory)
Holonyms ("kilobyte" is a part of...):
M; MB; megabyte (a unit of information equal to 1000 kilobytes or 10^6 (1,000,000) bytes)
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