COMPUTER MEMORY UNIT

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does computer memory unit mean? 

• COMPUTER MEMORY UNIT (noun)
  The noun COMPUTER MEMORY UNIT has 1 sense:

1. a unit for measuring computer memory

  Familiarity information: COMPUTER MEMORY UNIT used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• COMPUTER MEMORY UNIT (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A unit for measuring computer memory

Classified under:

Nouns denoting quantities and units of measure

Hypernyms ("computer memory unit" is a kind of...):

unit; unit of measurement (any division of quantity accepted as a standard of measurement or exchange)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "computer memory unit"):

Eb; Ebit; exabit (a unit of information equal to 1000 petabits or 10^18 bits)

TB; terabyte (a unit of information equal to 1000 gigabytes or 10^12 (1,000,000,000,000) bytes)

Tb; Tbit; terabit (a unit of information equal to 1000 gigabits or 10^12 (1,000,000,000,000) bits)

tebibit; Tibit (a unit of information equal to 1024 gibibits or 2^40 (1,099,511,627,776) bits)

PB; pebibyte; petabyte; PiB (a unit of information equal to 1024 tebibytes or 2^50 bytes)

PB; petabyte (a unit of information equal to 1000 terabytes or 10^15 bytes)

Pb; Pbit; petabit (a unit of information equal to 1000 terabits or 10^15 bits)

pebibit; Pibit (a unit of information equal to 1024 tebibits or 2^50 bits)

EB; EiB; exabyte; exbibyte (a unit of information equal to 1024 pebibytes or 2^60 bytes)

EB; exabyte (a unit of information equal to 1000 petabytes or 10^18 bytes)

TB; tebibyte; terabyte; TiB (a unit of information equal to 1024 gibibytes or 2^40 (1,099,511,627,776) bytes)

Eibit; exbibit (a unit of information equal to 1024 pebibits or 2^60 bits)

ZB; zebibyte; zettabyte; ZiB (a unit of information equal to 1024 exbibytes or 2^70 bytes)

ZB; zettabyte (a unit of information equal to 1000 exabytes or 10^21 bytes)

Zb; Zbit; zettabit (a unit of information equal to 1000 exabits or 10^21 bits)

zebibit; Zibit (a unit of information equal to 1024 exbibits or 2^70 bits)

YB; YiB; yobibyte; yottabyte (a unit of information equal to 1024 zebibytes or 2^80 bytes)

YB; yottabyte (a unit of information equal to 1000 zettabytes or 10^24 bytes)

Yb; Ybit; yottabit (a unit of information equal to 1000 zettabits or 10^24 bits)

Yibit; yobibit (a unit of information equal to 1024 zebibits or 2^80 bits)

kibibit; kibit (a unit of information equal to 1024 bits)

byte (a sequence of 8 bits (enough to represent one character of alphanumeric data) processed as a single unit of information)

sector (the minimum track length that can be assigned to store information; unless otherwise specified a sector of data consists of 512 bytes)

block ((computer science) a sector or group of sectors that function as the smallest data unit permitted)

allocation unit (a group of sectors on a magnetic disk that can be reserved for the use of a particular file)

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)

word (a string of bits stored in computer memory)

K; kB; KiB; kibibyte; kilobyte (a unit of information equal to 1024 bytes)

K; kB; kilobyte (a unit of information equal to 1000 bytes)

kb; kbit; kilobit (a unit of information equal to 1000 bits)

nibble; nybble (a small byte)

M; MB; mebibyte; megabyte; MiB (a unit of information equal to 1024 kibibytes or 2^20 (1,048,576) bytes)

M; MB; megabyte (a unit of information equal to 1000 kilobytes or 10^6 (1,000,000) bytes)

Mb; Mbit; megabit (a unit of information equal to 1000 kilobits or 10^6 (1,000,000) bits)

mebibit; Mibit (a unit of information equal to 1024 kibibits or 2^20 (1,048,576) bits)

G; GB; GiB; gibibyte; gigabyte (a unit of information equal to 1024 mebibytes or 2^30 (1,073,741,824) bytes)

G; GB; gigabyte (a unit of information equal to 1000 megabytes or 10^9 (1,000,000,000) bytes)

Gb; Gbit; gigabit (a unit of information equal to 1000 megabits or 10^9 (1,000,000,000) bits)

gibibit; Gibit (a unit of information equal to 1024 mebibits or 2^30 (1,073,741,824) bits)