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Dictionary definition: kilo-
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- A Dictionary of Computing
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kilo-
A prefix indicating a multiple of 10
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(1000), as in kilogram and kilowatt; the symbol for kilo- should then be k (not K), as in kg and kW. When the binary number system is used in a structure or process (as in semiconductor RAM or ROM), kilo- then indicates a multiple of 2
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(1024), as in kilobyte and kilobit; the symbols k and K are both commonly used, as ...