kibibyte
/ˈkɪbibaɪt/ (bre, ipa) · /ˈkɪbibaɪt/ (ame, ipa)
kibibyte — noun
- kibibytesingular
- kibibytesplural
1. A binary-based unit used to measure computer data or storage capacity, equal to
A binary-based unit used to measure computer data or storage capacity, equal to 1,024 bytes (the 10th power of 2). Unlike the kilobyte (which is 1,000 bytes in decimal contexts), the kibibyte always uses powers of 2 and is the standard unit for reporting memory sizes and file-system blocks.
Keiko downloaded a font file that was exactly 64 kibibytes in size.
The old cartridge stored 16 kibibytes of game code and save data.
contrast with kilobyte (KB = 1000 bytes) — KiB uses binary
When Jing formatted the flash drive, the smallest block unit was set to 1 kibibyte.
Disk utilities often report partition alignment in whole kibibytes rather than kilobytes.
The system log showed that only 512 free kibibytes remained on the embedded device.
- KiB
the standard abbreviation; used in technical writing and system tools instead of the full word
文法句型
number + kibibyte(s) of + [data/memory/storage]
用法筆記
Kibibyte (KiB) and kilobyte (KB) are often confused. Kilobyte uses the decimal prefix 'kilo-' meaning 1,000; kibibyte uses the binary prefix 'kibi-' meaning 1,024. Many operating systems display file sizes in kibibytes but label them as 'KB'. Tools that follow the IEC standard show KiB when the value is computed in powers of 2.