A kilobyte is a unit for measuring computer information — how much text, sound, or picture a machine is holding or sending. The short form is KB.

A kilobyte iskilobyte是 a unit for measuring computer information用來測量電腦資訊的一個單位 how much text, sound, or picture a machine is holding or sending一台機器存了或正在傳送多少文字、聲音，或圖片 The short form簡寫 is KB是KB

In a lot of computer talk, one kilobyte means 1,024 bytes, not 1,000, because machines like powers of two, and 1,024 is two multiplied by itself ten times. That is the sense here.

In a lot of computer talk在很多電腦用語裡 one kilobyte means 1,024 bytes一個kilobyte指的是1,024個位元組 not 1,000不是1,000 because machines like powers of two因為機器喜歡2的次方 and 1,024 is two multiplied by itself ten times而1,024就是2自乘十次 That is the sense here這裡指的就是這個意思

Though actually, in ordinary science kilo- means exactly 1,000, and some people — especially when they talk about disks, plans, or download sizes — treat a kilobyte as 1,000 bytes. That mix has caused years of quiet argument.

Though actually不過其實 in ordinary science在一般科學裡 kilo- means exactly 1,000kilo-剛好就是1,000的意思 and some people而有些人 especially when they talk about disks, plans, or download sizes尤其在談硬碟、方案，或下載檔案大小的時候 treat a kilobyte as 1,000 bytes會把一個kilobyte當成1,000個位元組 That mix這種混用 has caused years of quiet argument造成了多年來不動聲色的爭論

A newer word, kibibyte, was made for the 1,024 meaning, but most everyday English still says kilobyte and lets the number be a little messy. By today’s standards one kilobyte is small: a short email with no pictures might be only a few kilobytes.

A newer word, kibibyte一個比較新的字kibibyte was made for the 1,024 meaning就是為了1,024這個意思造出來的 but most everyday English但大多數日常英文 still says kilobyte還是說kilobyte and lets the number be a little messy讓數字保持有點模糊 By today's standards以今天的標準來看 one kilobyte is small一個kilobyte很小 a short email with no pictures一封沒有圖片的短信 might be only a few kilobytes可能只有幾個kilobytes而已