Definition of KILOBYTE

kilobyte

Plural: kilobytes

Noun

  • A unit of digital information, typically 1024 bytes.
  • a unit of information equal to 1000 bytes
  • a unit of information equal to 1024 bytes
  • One thousand (10³, or 1,000) bytes.
  • A kibibyte.

Examples

  • Playing KILOBYTE netted him enough points to overcome his opponent’s lead in Words With Friends.

Origin / Etymology

Coined in the 1960s, from kilo- (“thousand”) + byte.

Synonyms

K, kB, KB, KiB, kibibyte, ㎅

Scrabble Score: 17

kilobyte: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
kilobyte: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
kilobyte: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 18

kilobyte: valid Words With Friends Word