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| − | A '''kilobyte''' ('''kB'''), derived from ''[[wikipedia:kilo-|kilo]] | + | A '''kilobyte''' ('''kB'''), derived from ''[[wikipedia:kilo-|kilo-]]'' prefix, is an [[wikipedia: International System of Units|International System of Units]] (SI) unit of digital information storage equal to 1000 [[bytes]]. This unit is part of {{iec|80000-13|IEC 80000-13}} (International System of Quantities) which requires this unit to always equal 1000 bytes. A closely related unit, [[kibibyte]], is used to represent 1024 bytes. |
:<math>1 \text{ kB} = 10^{3} \text{ bytes} = 1000 \text{ bytes} = 8000 \text{ bits}</math> | :<math>1 \text{ kB} = 10^{3} \text{ bytes} = 1000 \text{ bytes} = 8000 \text{ bits}</math> | ||
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A kilobyte (kB), derived from kilo- prefix, is an International System of Units (SI) unit of digital information storage equal to 1000 bytes. This unit is part of IEC 80000-13 (International System of Quantities) which requires this unit to always equal 1000 bytes. A closely related unit, kibibyte, is used to represent 1024 bytes.