Meanings
nounkibibyte (plural kibibytes)
plural kibibytes
- computingStrictly, 2¹⁰ (1,024) bytes, as opposed to a kilobyte.
The computer's operating system and applications all fit with within 32 kibibytes of read-only memory (ROM); much of the code in the ROM was personally written by Bill Gates.
2018, Simson L. Garfinkel, Rachel H. Grunspan, The Computer Book: From the Abacus to Artificial Intelligence, New York: Sterling, →ISBNSynonyms: KiB
Synonyms & antonyms
nounStrictly, 2¹⁰ (1,024) bytes, as opposed to a kilobyte.
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Chinese Mandarin 千比字節 /千比字节, KiB
- 千比字節 /千比字节1,024 bytes
- KiB1,024 bytes
Esperanto kibibitoko
- kibibitoko1,024 bytes
Finnish kibitavu
- kibitavu1,024 bytes
French kibioctet
- kibioctet1,024 bytes
German Kibibyte
- Kibibyte1,024 bytes
Japanese キビバイト
- キビバイト (kibibaito)1,024 bytes
Korean 키비바이트
- 키비바이트 (kibibaiteu)1,024 bytes
Russian кибиба́йт
- кибиба́йт (kibibájt)1,024 bytes
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APA
kibibyte. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/kibibyte
MLA
“kibibyte.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/kibibyte. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “kibibyte,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/kibibyte.
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