Kilobyte

Abbreviated as K, kB, and KB, a kilobyte is equal to 1,024 bytes, however is also defined by the IEC as equal to 1,000 bytes. Therefore, a KB could really equal either of these values, however is widely accepted as being 1,024 bytes.

Tip: With a lowercase b (Kb), this refers to a kilobit. see the kilobit page for definition of a kilobit.