kilobit

English

Etymology

c. 1960, from kilo- (“thousand”) +‎ bit.

Noun

kilobit (plural kilobits)

1. (computing) 1000 bits (binary digits)
2. (computing, rare) 1024 (2¹⁰) bits

Synonyms

• (abbreviation): kb (1000 or 1024 bits)
• (abbreviation): kib (1024 bits)
• (1024 bits): kibibit

Coordinate terms

• bit, megabit, gigabit, terabit, exabit, petabit

Related terms

• kilobyte

See also

• kbps

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Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from English kilobit.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌkiloˈbit͡ʃ(i)/, /ˌkiloˈbit(i)/

Noun

kilobit m (plural s)

1. (computing) kilobit (one thousand bits)

Synonyms

• Abbreviations: Kbit, Kb

Coordinate terms

• Multiples of the bit: kilobit, megabit, gigabit, terabit, petabit, exabit, zettabit, yottabit

Related terms

• kilobyte
• kibibit