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The term filesize refers to how big a particular file is in terms of bytes.

Filesizes are expressed in terms of bytes, which are a unit of measure in the world of computers. A single byte is rather small, but most files are much larger. We express 1000 bytes as a kilobyte, and a million bytes as a megabyte

You can make an analogy with filesize to the weight of a physical object. Something that weighs 15 pounds obviously isn't as hard to lift as something that weights 15 tons. The same is true of filesizes, especially in an online context.

A file that is 15 kilobytes takes much less computing power, and load on your internet connection, than a 15 megabyte file would.

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