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General
Kilobyte
A kilobyte is one thousand bytes (or 1,024 in binary terms).
Also known as:
KB
Full Definition & Technical Explanation
A kilobyte is roughly a thousand bytes, used for small files. Precisely, storage marketing uses 1,000 while binary systems use 1,024.
See {L('megabyte','Megabyte')}.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is Kilobyte?
A kilobyte is one thousand bytes (or 1,024 in binary terms).
What terms are related to Kilobyte?
Related General terms include Terabyte, Megabyte.