kilobit
English
Etymology
c. 1960, from kilo- (“thousand”) + bit.
Noun
kilobit (plural kilobits)
- (computing) 1000 bits (binary digits)
- 1960, Sproul Robert W, Frequency diversity communications system, US Patent US3214691 A:
- At a 100 kilobit per second information rate, both mark and space signals will generally be transmitted in any 0.0001 sec interval, and therefore this requirement is easily met with conventional resistors and capacitors.
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- (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
Portuguese
Etymology
Borrowed from English kilobit.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˌkiloˈbit͡ʃ(i)/, /ˌkiloˈbit(i)/
Noun
kilobit m (plural kilobits)
- (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