"kilobit" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: kilobits [plural]
Etymology: c. 1960, from kilo- (“thousand”) + bit. Etymology templates: {{af|en|kilo-|bit|t1=thousand}} kilo- (“thousand”) + bit Head templates: {{en-noun}} kilobit (plural kilobits)
  1. (computing) One thousand (10³, or 1,000) bits. Categories (topical): Computing Translations (1000 bits): kilobit [masculine] (Czech), kilobit (Hungarian), kilobit [masculine] (Polish), กิโลบิต (Thai)
    Sense id: en-kilobit-en-noun-SURji0Fl Topics: computing, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, sciences Disambiguation of '1000 bits': 71 17 12
  2. (computing, rare) a kibibit Tags: rare Categories (topical): Computing Coordinate_terms (Next): megabit Coordinate_terms (Previous): bit
    Sense id: en-kilobit-en-noun-m3EPZ0Y5 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with kilo- Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 24 44 32 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with kilo-: 25 48 27 Topics: computing, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, sciences Disambiguation of 'Next': 24 44 32 Disambiguation of 'Previous': 24 44 32
  3. (computing, informal) one kilobit per second Tags: informal Categories (topical): Computing Synonyms: kbps
    Sense id: en-kilobit-en-noun-ag9EqCKO Topics: computing, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, sciences
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: kbit Related terms: kibibyte, kilobyte

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