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Comment by none_to_remain

23 days ago

KiB is a an abbreviation for "kilobyte" which emphasizes that it means 1024.

No it’s not. KiB is an abbreviation for kibibyte

Eg https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kilobyte

  • Those silly words only come up in discussions like this. I have never heard them uttered in real life. I don't think my experience is bizarre here - actual usage is what matters in my book.

    • To be honest, I think the power-ten SI people might have won the war against the power-two people if they'd just chosen a prefix that sounded slightly less ridiculous than "kibibyte".

      What the hell is a "kibibyte"? Sounds like a brand of dog food.

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