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Noun: kb
  1. A unit of information equal to 1000 bits
    "The modem had a transfer rate of 56 kb per second";
    - kilobit, kbit
Noun: KB
  1. A unit of information equal to 1024 bytes
    "The small text file was only a few KBs in size";
    - kilobyte, kibibyte, K, kB, KiB
     
  2. A unit of information equal to 1000 bytes
    "The text file was only a few KBs in size";
    - kilobyte, K, kB

Derived forms: KBs

Type of: computer memory unit

Part of: M, Mb, Mbit, mebibyte, megabit, megabyte, MiB

Encyclopedia: Kb

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