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Kilobyte vs Kbps - What's the difference?

kilobyte | kbps | initialism |

As a noun kilobyte

is a unit of storage capacity, equal to 1024 (210) bytes : a kibibyte. Frequently abbreviated KB.

As an initialism kbps is

kilobits per second.

kilobyte

English

(kilobyte)

Noun

(en noun)
  • A unit of storage capacity, equal to 1024 (210) bytes : a kibibyte. Frequently abbreviated KB.
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  • 1000 (103) bytes. SI Symbol: kB
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    • Related terms

    * Previous: byte * Next: megabyte * KB * kB * kibibyte * kilobit

    References

    * The IEC explanation of its definitions ----

    kbps

    English

    Initialism

    (Initialism) (head)
  • (computing) kilobits per second
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    • , passage=Hughes says that this particular plan offers speeds of up to 700 kbps , with typical speeds at peak times of 400 to 500; it does not promise 700. }}

    Synonyms

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    Coordinate terms

    * bps , Mbps , Gbps , Tbps , Pbps , Ebps

    Related terms

    * kBps

    See also

    * kilobaud

    Anagrams

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