Kibibit
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Value | Name (Symbol) |
Value | |
| kilobit (kbit) | 103 | kibibit (Kibit) | 210 = 1.024 × 103 | |
| megabit (Mbit) | 106 | mebibit (Mibit) | 220 ≈ 1.049 × 106 | |
| gigabit (Gbit) | 109 | gibibit (Gibit) | 230 ≈ 1.074 × 109 | |
| terabit (Tbit) | 1012 | tebibit (Tibit) | 240 ≈ 1.100 × 1012 | |
| petabit (Pbit) | 1015 | pebibit (Pibit) | 250 ≈ 1.126 × 1015 | |
| exabit (Ebit) | 1018 | exbibit (Eibit) | 260 ≈ 1.153 × 1018 | |
| zettabit (Zbit) | 1021 | zebibit (Zibit) | 270 ≈ 1.181 × 1021 | |
| yottabit (Ybit) | 1024 | yobibit (Yibit) | 280 ≈ 1.209 × 1024 | |
| See also: Nibble · Byte · Multiples of bytes Orders of magnitude of data |
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The kibibit is a multiple of the bit, a unit of digital information storage, prefixed by the standards-based multiplier kibi (symbol Ki), a binary prefix meaning 210.[1][2] The unit symbol of the kibibit is Kibit or Kib.
The kibibit has existed since 1998 and is closely related to the kilobit, which is either a synonym for kibibit[citation needed], or stands for 103 bits = 1000 bits, according to the International System of Units (SI).
The binary prefixes are not part of the International System of Units (SI).
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- ^ International Electrotechnical Commission, IEC 60027-2 (2000-11) Ed. 2.0
- ^ A.J. Thor (2000). "Prefixes for binary multiples" (PDF). Metrologica 37 (81): 81. doi:10.1088/0026-1394/37/1/12. http://iopscience.iop.org/0026-1394/37/1/12/pdf/0026-1394_37_1_12.pdf.
- ^ Definitions of the SI units: The binary prefixes
