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Kibibyte




A kibibyte (a contraction of '''ki'''lo '''bi'''nary '''byte''') is a unit of Information or Computer Storage , abbreviated '''KiB''' (never "kiB").

: 1 kibibyte = 210 Byte s = 1,024 bytes

The kibibyte is closely related to the Kilobyte , which can be used either as a synonym for kibibyte or to refer to 103 bytes = 1,000 bytes (see Binary Prefix ).

Usage of these terms is intended to help prevent the confusion common among storage media, due to the ambiguous meaning of "kilobyte".


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