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Kilobyte | Kilobytes

Kilobyte meaning

  1. One thousand (10³, or 1,000) bytes.
  2. A kibibyte.

Synonyms of Kilobyte

k kb computer memory unit

Related words

Other words often associated with Kilobyte or its synonyms:

cardinal thou thousand kelvin grand metal unit potassium

Using Kilobyte

  • The main meaning on this page is: One thousand (10³, or 1,000) bytes. | A kibibyte.
  • Useful related words include: k, kb, computer memory unit.
  • In the example corpus, kilobyte often appears in combinations such as: kilobyte is, the kilobyte, kilobyte of.

Context around Kilobyte

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 19.9 words
  • Position in the sentence: 2 start, 6 middle, 2 end
  • Sentence types: 10 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

terms 1× practice 1× single 1×

Often after:

limit 1× design 1× machine 1× months 1×

Sentence patterns with Kilobyte

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

a 44 kilobyte design point 1× a 64 kilobyte machine the 1× a single kilobyte of ram 1× charge for kilobyte months of 1× example one kilobyte of memory 1× for the kilobyte is kb 1× in practice kilobyte is still 1× that the kilobyte should only 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

in practice kilobyte 1× the iec further 1× the unit symbol 1× these schemes support 1× to fit a 1× users were charged 1×

Common sentence endings:

6 bytes respectively 1× decimal digits long 1× entirely new design 1× kilobyte is kb 1× kilobyte of ram 1× of disk storage 1×

Words around Kilobyte

Just before it in the word index:

kilobits 5 kilobit 3 kilobases 6 kilobars 2 kilo 135 kilnsey 3

Just after it in the word index:

kilobytes 17 kilocalorie 2 kilocalories 6 kilodaltons 3 kilogram 242 kilogramme 30

Similar in corpus frequency:

aanholt 13 aardwolf 13 abati 13 abbeville 13 abcc 13 abcon 13

Corpus analysis for Kilobyte

  • In this selection, "kilobyte" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 19.9 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, terms, practice, single, limit, design and machine stand out and add context to how "kilobyte" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include a 44 kilobyte design point and a 64 kilobyte machine the. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "kilobyte" sits close to words such as aanholt, aardwolf and abati, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with kilobyte

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

The unit symbol for the kilobyte is kB. (8 words)

In practice, kilobyte is still commonly used to refer to 1024 bytes. (12 words)

This is because the video memory system uses a single kilobyte of RAM. (13 words)

Longer example sentences

To fit a large compiler into the 44 kilobytes of memory available on a 64-kilobyte machine, the compiler consisted of a control phase and a large number of compiler phases (approaching 100). (33 words)

Users were charged rent for the terminal, a charge for hours of connect time, a charge for seconds of CPU time, and a charge for kilobyte-months of disk storage. (30 words)

At that time, it was proposed that the terms kilobyte and megabyte be used only for 10 3 bytes and 10 6 bytes, respectively. (24 words)

Example sentences (10)

So the 64-kilobyte limit was still basically wired into the DNA of that 286 microprocessor.

At that time, it was proposed that the terms kilobyte and megabyte be used only for 10 3 bytes and 10 6 bytes, respectively.

In practice, kilobyte is still commonly used to refer to 1024 bytes.

Like PL/I F, it was a multiple pass compiler with a 44 kilobyte design point, but it was an entirely new design.

The IEC further specified that the kilobyte should only be used to refer to 1000 bytes.

These schemes support very large numbers, for example one kilobyte of memory could be used to store numbers up to 2466 decimal digits long.

The unit symbol for the kilobyte is kB.

This is because the video memory system uses a single kilobyte of RAM.

To fit a large compiler into the 44 kilobytes of memory available on a 64-kilobyte machine, the compiler consisted of a control phase and a large number of compiler phases (approaching 100).

Users were charged rent for the terminal, a charge for hours of connect time, a charge for seconds of CPU time, and a charge for kilobyte-months of disk storage.

Common combinations with kilobyte

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "kilobyte" in a sentence?
An example: "So the 64-kilobyte limit was still basically wired into the DNA of that 286 microprocessor." This page contains 10+ example sentences with the word "kilobyte" from authentic English texts.
What does "kilobyte" mean?
Kilobyte means: One thousand (10³, or 1,000) bytes.
What are synonyms of "kilobyte"?
Common synonyms of "kilobyte" include: k, kb, computer memory unit.
How many example sentences with "kilobyte" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains at least 10+ example sentences with "kilobyte", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.