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K

K

3 3.5
A unit of computer data equal to about 1,000 bytes
  • noun
  • /keɪ/
  • Specialized
translation icon : kilobyte
  • The file size of the photo is 5 K, which means it takes up about 5,000 bytes of memory.

Examples

  • To store large videos, you will need at least 100 K of available space on your device.

  • If N is the modulus, an integer number represented in k bits, and A and B are integer numbers that are each represented in k bits, then the product A x B is formed by using the binary representation of B in k bits.

    Academic text (1999)

  • What are the units of K in this case?

  • We also have a value for K, so we have K here.

  • And then I set K to be K minus that value.

  • The first column is K, second column is FI.

  • My computer's RAM is measured in K to indicate its memory capacity.

Synonyms

KB
vsK
  • Specialized
4 3.0

A unit for measuring the size of digital files or memory, about 1,000 bytes

is the single-letter label used as a shorter notation
kilobyte
vsK
  • Specialized
4 3.6

A small measure of computer data, about 1,000 bytes

is the single-letter label used as a short form
kB
vsK
  • Specialized
1 3.5

A unit of digital information of about 1,000 bytes used to measure computer file size

is the single-letter label used instead of the two-letter abbreviation
KiB
vsK
  • Specialized
7.6

A unit for measuring computer storage equal to 1024 bytes

is the flexible label used when 1000 or 1024 values are both possible
kibibyte
vsK
  • Specialized
7.6

A unit of computer data equal to 1024 bytes

is the flexible label used when either 1000 or 1024 bytes may apply

Compounds

vitamin K
  • Specialized
3 2.7

A vitamin that helps blood to stop bleeding and keeps bones healthy

Special K
  • NSFW
1 9.9

A drug called ketamine used illegally to get high

K-lyte
  • Specialized
8.3

A tablet that raises low potassium levels in the blood

k-meson
  • Specialized
9.9

A tiny particle made when particles hit each other very fast that breaks into smaller particles

K particle
  • Specialized
9.9

A tiny particle smaller than an atom that breaks into other particles after high-energy collisions

K ration
  • Archaic
7.2

A small emergency pack of food for soldiers during war

How Much Data

terabyte
  • Specialized
8 4.1
gigabyte
  • Specialized
13 2.7
megabyte
  • Specialized
10 3.0
K
  • Specialized
3 3.5
byte
  • Specialized
23 3.6

Surface Forms

K singular
Ks plural

Etymology

The K used in computer sizes comes from the prefix kilo-, which means 'thousand', so 1 K is about 1,000 bytes of data.