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Kilobyte

Term · Computing and IT · MLC-T-CMP-000656

A unit of digital information storage representing one thousand bytes in the decimal (SI) system. In some computing contexts, particularly older ones, it has also been used to refer to 1,024 bytes. The International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC) recommends using kibibyte (KiB) for 1,024 bytes to avoid ambiguity.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-CMP-000656
FieldComputing and IT
SubjectBits and Bytes
Record as JSON 
{
  "id": "MLC-T-CMP-000656",
  "term": "Kilobyte",
  "field": "Computing and IT",
  "definition": "A unit of digital information storage representing one thousand bytes in the decimal (SI) system. In some computing contexts, particularly older ones, it has also been used to refer to 1,024 bytes. The International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC) recommends using kibibyte (KiB) for 1,024 bytes to avoid ambiguity.",
  "subject": "Bits and Bytes",
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/computing/kilobyte/"
}

Record 720 of 1,553 in Computing and IT terminology (MLC-0101). Request the full dataset.