No. 7,817 in Russian
кб
The Russian word "кб" is an abbreviation that can mean "килобайт" (kilobyte) in English, referring to a unit of digital information storage.
In a sentence
Файл с фотографиями весит всего 500 кб.
The file with photos weighs only 500 kB.
In this sentence, 'кб' denotes kilobytes, which is a unit of digital information storage.
На картинке глубина цвета составляет 2 кб.
In the image, the color depth is 2 kB.
Here, 'кб' refers, metaphorically, to a measure of data related to color depth, even though it might not be technically standard.
Для загрузки требуется минимум 100 кб свободного места.
At least 100 kB of free space is required for the download.
In this instance, 'кб' is used to specify a required amount of free digital storage for an action.
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