Kilobyte (KB)
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Also known as: KB, KiB
Last updated August 9, 2026
Definition
A kilobyte (KB) is about a thousand bytes — a tiny amount of storage by today’s standards, enough for a short plain-text note.
Real-World Example
A simple text email without images might be only a few kilobytes.
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