kilobit

Questions about kilobit

What does kilobit mean?

kilobit means "a unit of information equal to 1000 bits".

How many syllables are in kilobit?

kilobit has 3 syllables: kil-o-bit. The stress falls on "kil". In IPA it is /ˈkɪləbɪt/.

What is another word for kilobit?

Close synonyms include kbit, kb. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is kilobit a common word?

kilobit is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.