What is "kibibit"

The kibibit is a multiple of the bit, a unit of digital information storage, prefixed by the standards-based multiplier kibi (symbol Ki), a binary prefix meaning 2. The unit symbol of the kibibit is Kibit.

The kibibit has existed since 1998 and is closely related to the kilobit, which is equal to 10 bits = 1,000 bits. However, a kilobyte is 1,024 bytes.

The binary prefixes form part of the International System of Quantities (ISQ).