Kilobyte

Word KILOBYTE
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Definitions and meanings of "Kilobyte"

What do we mean by kilobyte?

A unit of computer memory or data storage capacity equal to 1,024 (210) bytes. noun

One thousand bytes. noun

A unit of storage capacity, 1024 (210) bytes : kibibyte noun

1000 bytes, though this is the technically accurate definition as an SI unit. noun

A unit of information equal to 1000 bytes noun

A unit of information equal to 1024 bytes noun

(especially RAM) A unit of storage capacity, equal to 1024 (210) bytes : a kibibyte. Frequently abbreviated KB.

1000 (103) bytes. SI Symbol: kB

(Comp Sci.) A measure of computer memory or storage, a kilobyte (KB or Kbyte*) is approximately a thousand bytes (actually, 2 to the 10th power, or decimal 1,024 bytes). Urban Dictionary

The courage people have to write angry, hateful comments on Internet news stories. Urban Dictionary

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The word "kilobyte" in example sentences

However, use of Base 2 when using the word kilobyte, for example, is deprecated. ❋ Unknown (2009)

“There was something about so much per kilobyte downloaded, but one really has no idea what kilobytes are used to check an e-mail,” Sehmer says in the Vancouver Sun post, which adds: ❋ Unknown (2009)

If you change a single kilobyte out of a 30GB file, rsync will swap just that single kilobyte. ❋ Unknown (2010)

Verizon told George Vaccaro that bandwidth charges in Canada were .002 cents per kilobyte, but billed him at .002 dollars, or 100 times as much as he was quoted. ❋ Unknown (2009)

The truth is that not a single kilobyte flowing through its modern fibers has yet reached our computers. ❋ Yoani Sanchez (2011)

Optus also offers a prepaid version of its service, but it recently reduced the download quotas on that service, and charges for usage in 10MB blocks rather than by the kilobyte. ❋ Unknown (2008)

In any of these scenarios, remember that going online by mistake can incur per-kilobyte charges that might make international-roaming fees look cheap. ❋ Unknown (2010)

In terms of download speeds – you know, back in the old days, it kind of compares to 9.6 and the 14.4 kilobyte modems, so it's not really fast enough to do large file exchange or videos, but it certainly lets us to do browsing and the fun reading we want to do, or get caught up on current events on that day. ❋ Unknown (2010)

Even "normal" BOL subscribers -- who get 256 kilobyte-per-second connections -- pay $1,500 per month for their subscriptions. ❋ Unknown (2010)

And in terms of download speeds – you know, back in the old days, it kind of compares to 9.6 and the 14.4 kilobyte modems, so it's not really fast enough to do large file exchange or videos, but it certainly lets us to do browsing and the fun reading we want to do, or get caught up on current events on that day. ❋ Unknown (2010)

That would be plausible if error were a fixed and uniform entity, like a kilobyte or a quart. ❋ Kathryn Schulz (2010)

If you change a single kilobyte out of a 30 gigabyte file, rsync will swap just that single kilobyte. ❋ Unknown (2010)

Update: Fellow Optus reseller Virgin Mobile is also a popular choice with Lifehacker readers (as the comments below make clear), charging per-kilobyte on prepaid plans and offering a shaping option on its $39, 5GB contract plan. ❋ Unknown (2008)

In summary, people in many parts of Africa, with unlocked iPhones, can surf on EDGE, on a prepaid account and easily afford the per kilobyte charges that would kill an American consumer without a fixed price data plan. ❋ Unknown (2008)

Fees could range up to 4.55 won (0.4 U.S. cents) per 0.5 kilobyte used. ❋ Jasper Kim (2010)

International adventures done with, we announced the winners of the 1 kilobyte competition. ❋ Unknown (2008)

I [downloaded] a 4kb large file. So it is [approximately] 4096 [bytes]. ❋ VoiDeD (2005)

Person 1: The [comments] on this story are [so mean]. Person 2: Yep, kilobyte courage [in action]. ❋ Sisco Kid (2010)

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