noun
- a unit of computer memory or data equal to 1,024 bits
Usage: computing
Examples
- The file size was measured in kilobits.
- Internet speed is often expressed in kilobits per second.
- The old modem could transfer 56 kilobits per second.
- Each kilobit contains 1,024 individual bits of data.
- The program requires at least 500 kilobits of memory.
- Network bandwidth was limited to 128 kilobits per second.