kilobyte vs megabyte

Definitions

noun

1. a unit of information equal to 1024 bytes
2. a unit of information equal to 1000 bytes

Examples

There are 8 bits in a byte, 1024 bytes in a kilobyte, and 1024 kilobytes in a megabyte.

They are called delta frames and, typically, may consist of no more than 5 kilobytes of data.

That would be plausible if error were a fixed and uniform entity, like a kilobyte or a quart.

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noun

1. a unit of information equal to 1024 kibibytes or 2^20 (1,048,576) bytes
2. a unit of information equal to 1000 kilobytes or 10^6 (1,000,000) bytes

Examples

When you bought that new computer a couple of years ago, you probably thought its 500-megabyte hard disk would last for ever.

Uses can also use the catalogue program to select their put together their own disks for ￡8.95 per compressed megabyte.

Then there's the cost — all too easily you'll be in pricy pay-by-the-megabyte territory.

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