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kibibyte

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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Sound

Pronunciation

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  • /ˈkɪbɪˌbaɪt/
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1

noun

Meaning 1

Strictly, 210 (1,024) bytes, as opposed to a kilobyte.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: computing, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, sciences

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

a unit of information equal to 1024 bytes

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: kilobyte, K, KB, KiB

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: computer memory unit

History

Etymology

From kibi- + byte.

Across languages

Translations

10 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Chinese Mandarin: 千比字節 /千比字节 — 1,024 bytes
  • Chinese Mandarin: KiB — 1,024 bytes
  • Esperanto: kibibitoko — 1,024 bytes
  • Finnish: kibitavu — 1,024 bytes
  • French: kibioctet — 1,024 bytes
  • Georgian: კიბიბაიტი (ḳibibaiṭi) — 1,024 bytes
  • German: Kibibyte — 1,024 bytes
  • Japanese: キビバイト (kibibaito) — 1,024 bytes
  • Korean: 키비바이트 (kibibaiteu) — 1,024 bytes
  • Russian: кибиба́йт (kibibájt) — 1,024 bytes