HyperDic: computer_memory_unit

English > 1 sense of the expression computer memory unit:
NOUNquantitycomputer memory unita unit for measuring computer memory
English > computer memory unit: 1 sense > noun 1, quantity
MeaningA unit for measuring computer memory.
Narrowerallocation unitA group of sectors on a magnetic disk that can be reserved for the use of a particular file
block(computer science) a sector or group of sectors that function as the smallest data unit permitted
byteA sequence of 8 bits (enough to represent one character of alphanumeric data) processed as a single unit of information
exabit, Ebit, EbA unit of information equal to 1000 petabits or 10^18 bits
exabyte, exbibyte, EB, EiBA unit of information equal to 1024 pebibytes or 2^60 bytes
exabyte, EBA unit of information equal to 1000 petabytes or 10^18 bytes
exbibit, EibitA unit of information equal to 1024 pebibits or 2^60 bits
gibibit, GibitA unit of information equal to 1024 mebibits or 2^30 (1,073,741,824) bits
gigabit, Gbit, GbA unit of information equal to 1000 megabits or 10^9 (1,000,000,000) bits
gigabyte, gibibyte, G, GB, GiBA unit of information equal to 1024 mebibytes or 2^30 (1,073,741,824) bytes
gigabyte, G, GBA unit of information equal to 1000 megabytes or 10^9 (1,000,000,000) bytes
kibibit, kibitA unit of information equal to 1024 bits
kilobit, kbit, kbA unit of information equal to 1000 bits
kilobyte, kibibyte, K, KB, kB, KiBA unit of information equal to 1024 bytes
kilobyte, K, KB, kBA unit of information equal to 1000 bytes
mebibit, MibitA unit of information equal to 1024 kibibits or 2^20 (1,048,576) bits
megabit, Mbit, MbA unit of information equal to 1000 kilobits or 10^6 (1,000,000) bits
megabyte, mebibyte, M, MB, MiBA unit of information equal to 1024 kibibytes or 2^20 (1,048,576) bytes
megabyte, M, MBA unit of information equal to 1000 kilobytes or 10^6 (1,000,000) bytes
nybble, nibbleA 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, PibitA unit of information equal to 1024 tebibits or 2^50 bits
petabit, Pbit, PbA unit of information equal to 1000 terabits or 10^15 bits
petabyte, pebibyte, PB, PiBA unit of information equal to 1024 tebibytes or 2^50 bytes
petabyte, PBA unit of information equal to 1000 terabytes or 10^15 bytes
sectorThe minimum track length that can be assigned to store information
tebibit, TibitA unit of information equal to 1024 gibibits or 2^40 (1,099,511,627,776) bits
terabit, Tbit, TbA unit of information equal to 1000 gigabits or 10^12 (1,000,000,000,000) bits
terabyte, tebibyte, TB, TiBA unit of information equal to 1024 gibibytes or 2^40 (1,099,511,627,776) bytes
terabyte, TBA unit of information equal to 1000 gigabytes or 10^12 (1,000,000,000,000) bytes
wordA word is a string of bits stored in computer memory
yobibit, YibitA unit of information equal to 1024 zebibits or 2^80 bits
yottabit, Ybit, YbA unit of information equal to 1000 zettabits or 10^24 bits
yottabyte, yobibyte, YB, YiBA unit of information equal to 1024 zebibytes or 2^80 bytes
yottabyte, YBA unit of information equal to 1000 zettabytes or 10^24 bytes
zebibit, ZibitA unit of information equal to 1024 exbibits or 2^70 bits
zettabit, Zbit, ZbA unit of information equal to 1000 exabits or 10^21 bits
zettabyte, zebibyte, ZB, ZiBA unit of information equal to 1024 exbibytes or 2^70 bytes
zettabyte, ZBA unit of information equal to 1000 exabytes or 10^21 bytes
Broaderunit of measurement, unitAny division of quantity accepted as a standard of measurement or exchange

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