| kibibyte | |
noun | |
| a unit of information equal to 1024 bytes [syn: kilobyte] |
kibibyte unit
The official ISO[?] name for 1024 bytes, to distinguish it from 1000 bytes which they call a kilobyte. "Mebibyte", "Gibibyte", etc, are prefixes for other powers of 1024. Although this new naming standard has been widely reported in 2003, it seems unlikely to catch on.
(2003-09-27)
