A kilobit is a unit of information, abbreviated kb, sometimes also (incorrectly) kbit.The standard definition is 1 kilobit = 103 bit = 1,000
bit. In the context of storage-memory and address-space sizes, the alternative binary definition of 210 = 1,024
bit is occasionally used (see
Binary prefix), although this usage is ambiguous.Kilobits are commonly used to express digital communication speeds, e.g. a 56
kbit/s PSTN or 512 kbit/s
broadband Internet connection. In the context of
telecommunication transmission speeds, the decimal definition 1 kilobit = 1,000 bit is used uniformly.
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