English > computer memory unit: 1 sense > noun 1, quantity| Meaning | A unit for measuring computer memory. |
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| Narrower | allocation unit | A group of sectors on a magnetic disk that can be reserved for the use of a particular file |
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| block | (computer science) a sector or group of sectors that function as the smallest data unit permitted |
| byte | A sequence of 8 bits (enough to represent one character of alphanumeric data) processed as a single unit of information |
| exabit, Ebit, Eb | A unit of information equal to 1000 petabits or 10^18 bits |
| exabyte, exbibyte, EB, EiB | A unit of information equal to 1024 pebibytes or 2^60 bytes |
| exabyte, EB | A unit of information equal to 1000 petabytes or 10^18 bytes |
| exbibit, Eibit | A unit of information equal to 1024 pebibits or 2^60 bits |
| gibibit, Gibit | A unit of information equal to 1024 mebibits or 2^30 (1,073,741,824) bits |
| gigabit, Gbit, Gb | A unit of information equal to 1000 megabits or 10^9 (1,000,000,000) bits |
| gigabyte, gibibyte, G, GB, GiB | A unit of information equal to 1024 mebibytes or 2^30 (1,073,741,824) bytes |
| gigabyte, G, GB | A unit of information equal to 1000 megabytes or 10^9 (1,000,000,000) bytes |
| kibibit, kibit | A unit of information equal to 1024 bits |
| kilobit, kbit, kb | A unit of information equal to 1000 bits |
| kilobyte, kibibyte, K, KB, kB, KiB | A unit of information equal to 1024 bytes |
| kilobyte, K, KB, kB | A unit of information equal to 1000 bytes |
| mebibit, Mibit | A unit of information equal to 1024 kibibits or 2^20 (1,048,576) bits |
| megabit, Mbit, Mb | A unit of information equal to 1000 kilobits or 10^6 (1,000,000) bits |
| megabyte, mebibyte, M, MB, MiB | A unit of information equal to 1024 kibibytes or 2^20 (1,048,576) bytes |
| megabyte, M, MB | A unit of information equal to 1000 kilobytes or 10^6 (1,000,000) bytes |
| nybble, nibble | A small byte |
| partition | (computer science) the part of a hard disk that is dedicated to a particular operating system or application and accessed as a single unit |
| pebibit, Pibit | A unit of information equal to 1024 tebibits or 2^50 bits |
| petabit, Pbit, Pb | A unit of information equal to 1000 terabits or 10^15 bits |
| petabyte, pebibyte, PB, PiB | A unit of information equal to 1024 tebibytes or 2^50 bytes |
| petabyte, PB | A unit of information equal to 1000 terabytes or 10^15 bytes |
| sector | The minimum track length that can be assigned to store information |
| tebibit, Tibit | A unit of information equal to 1024 gibibits or 2^40 (1,099,511,627,776) bits |
| terabit, Tbit, Tb | A unit of information equal to 1000 gigabits or 10^12 (1,000,000,000,000) bits |
| terabyte, tebibyte, TB, TiB | A unit of information equal to 1024 gibibytes or 2^40 (1,099,511,627,776) bytes |
| terabyte, TB | A unit of information equal to 1000 gigabytes or 10^12 (1,000,000,000,000) bytes |
| word | A word is a string of bits stored in computer memory |
| yobibit, Yibit | A unit of information equal to 1024 zebibits or 2^80 bits |
| yottabit, Ybit, Yb | A unit of information equal to 1000 zettabits or 10^24 bits |
| yottabyte, yobibyte, YB, YiB | A unit of information equal to 1024 zebibytes or 2^80 bytes |
| yottabyte, YB | A unit of information equal to 1000 zettabytes or 10^24 bytes |
| zebibit, Zibit | A unit of information equal to 1024 exbibits or 2^70 bits |
| zettabit, Zbit, Zb | A unit of information equal to 1000 exabits or 10^21 bits |
| zettabyte, zebibyte, ZB, ZiB | A unit of information equal to 1024 exbibytes or 2^70 bytes |
| zettabyte, ZB | A unit of information equal to 1000 exabytes or 10^21 bytes |
| Broader | unit of measurement, unit | Any division of quantity accepted as a standard of measurement or exchange |
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