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kilobit

/kˈɪləbɪt/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.10 in modern English

Syllables
kilo-bit
IPA
/kˈɪləbɪt/
13
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
3
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

One thousand (10³, or 1,000) bits.

noun

a kibibit

noun

one kilobit per second

Informal

Example Sentences

Etymology

c. 1960, from kilo- (“thousand”) + bit.

Usage

Inflected Forms

kilobits (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

kibibyte kilobyte bit megabit

Synonyms

kbps kbit kb

Questions

How do you pronounce kilobit?
The recorded pronunciation is /kˈɪləbɪt/.
What does kilobit mean?
One thousand (10³, or 1,000) bits.
Where does kilobit come from?
c. 1960, from kilo- (“thousand”) + bit.

How to pronounce kilobit

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