Kibibyte vs. Kilobyte — What's the Difference?

(computing) Strictly, 2¹⁰ (1,024) bytes, as opposed to a kilobyte.

The kilobyte is a multiple of the unit byte for digital information. The International System of Units (SI) defines the prefix kilo as 1000 (103); per this definition, one kilobyte is 1000 bytes.

A unit of computer memory or data storage capacity equal to 1,024 (210) bytes.

One thousand bytes. See Usage Note at gigabyte.

One thousand (10³, or 1,000) bytes.

A kibibyte.

A unit of information equal to one thousand (1024) bytes