Kibibit
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The kibibit is a multiple of the bit, a unit of digital information storage, using the standard binary prefix kibi, which has the symbol Ki, meaning 210.[1][2] The unit symbol of the kibibit is Kibit.
The kibibit has existed since 1998 and is closely related to the kilobit, which is equal to 103 bits = 1,000 bits. However, a kibibyte is 1,024 bytes.
The binary prefixes form part of the International System of Quantities (ISQ).[4]
See also
References
- ↑ International Electrotechnical Commission, IEC 60027-2 (2000-11) Ed. 2.0
- ↑ A.J. Thor (2000). "Prefixes for binary multiples" (PDF). Metrologica. 37 (1): 81. doi:10.1088/0026-1394/37/1/12.
- ↑ Definitions of the SI units: The binary prefixes
- ↑ http://www.iso.org/sites/JCGM/VIM/JCGM_200e_FILES/MAIN_JCGM_200e/01_e.html#L_1_6
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