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Kilobyte vs Kilogram - What's the difference?

kilobyte | kilogram |

As nouns the difference between kilobyte and kilogram

is that kilobyte is kilobyte (1024 bytes) while kilogram is in the international system of units, the base unit of mass; conceived of as the mass of one liter of water, and now defined as the mass of a specific cylinder of platinum-iridium alloy kept at the international bureau of weights and measures in france symbol: kg.

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 ----

    kilogram

    English

    Alternative forms

    * kilogramme

    Synonyms

    * (l)

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • In the International System of Units, the base unit of mass; conceived of as the mass of one liter of water, and now defined as the mass of a specific cylinder of platinum-iridium alloy kept at the International Bureau of Weights and Measures in France. Symbol: kg
  • (proscribed) Hence, the unit of weight such that a one-kilogram mass is also a one-kilogram weight.

    • Usage notes

    * (sense) The use of the kilogram as a unit of weight is somewhat imprecise, as weight can change while mass remains constant. The weight of a one-kilogram mass will depend on its location, because the pull of gravity varies from one place to another. It is therefore frequently proscribed, but is nonetheless in wide use (e.g., a person's weight in kilograms). (The same imprecision and proscription also occur with many other words pertaining to weight and mass, such as the verb weigh.)

    See also

    * (wikipedia "kilogram") ----