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How to pronounce kilobyte in English?

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Type Words
Synonyms k, kb
Type of computer memory unit
Type Words
Synonyms k, kb, kib, kibibyte
Type of computer memory unit

Examples of kilobyte

kilobyte
This was because the video memory system used a single kilobyte of video memory.
From the en.wikipedia.org
For every kilobyte shared, AirMobs awards a data credit that can be used later.
From the newscientist.com
There is no mention in the article for why a kibibyte is different from a kilobyte.
From the en.wikipedia.org
It must be capable of reading 2.5 megabytes per second for 4-kilobyte reads.
From the freep.com
The cost of storing or transmitting a kilobyte of data really is now too cheap to meter.
From the economist.com
Even so, one enthusiast actually wrote a whole chess game in a kilobyte.
From the economist.com
This default feature can be turned off to avoid per-kilobyte charges.
From the chron.com
There are about 150 words in one kilobyte of plain text, so each page is a little more than 3K.
From the usatoday.com
The first kilobyte of the output is discarded to prevent the Fluhrer, Mantin and Shamir attack.
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  • A unit of information equal to 1000 bytes
  • The kilobyte is a multiple of the unit byte for digital information. The prefix kilo means 1000 in the International System of Units (SI), therefore 1 kilobyte is . The recommended unit symbol for the kilobyte is kB or kbyte.
  • This is a list of characters from the fictional world of Ace Lightning, an action-adventure superhero themed television show combining live-action and CGI characters. The series lasted thirty nine episodes, lasting for two seasons.
  • A unit of storage capacity, 1024 (2^10) bytes : kibibyte; 1000 bytes, though this is the technically accurate definition as an SI unit
  • (1024 kilobytes) Main circuit board of the computer
  • One thousand bytes (see byte).
  • 1024 bytes. Often called 1K, and rounded down to 1000 bytes.
  • 1024 bytes (1024 is 2^10), but sometimes used to refer to 1000 bytes.
  • 1024 bytes, a binary 1,000.