kibibyte
noun [ C ] computing specialized uk/ˈkɪb.ɪ.baɪt/ us/ˈkɪb.ɪ.baɪt/ (abbreviation KiB)
（二进制）千字节（电脑信息单位，记为KiB，等于1,024个字节）
a unit of measurement of computer information consisting of 1,024 bytes
The kibibyte is a multiple of the unit byte for quantities of digital information. 千字节是数字信息量的单位字节的倍数。
The formatted capacity of 3½-inch high-density floppies was originally 1440 kibibytes. 3英寸半高密度软盘的格式化容量原来是1440千字节。
Synonym: kilobyte
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- The unit symbol for the kibibyte is KiB.
- The system uses segmented memory, with up to 2 24 segments of up to 64 kibibytes each.
- traffic volume on a network interface in kibibytes (KiB) and mebibytes (MiB)