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KB, MB, GB, and TB are all part of the metric system. What empirical measurements should we Free™️ Americans use for computer memory? (lemm.ee)

submitted 2 years ago by BmeBenji@lemm.ee to c/programmerhumor@lemmy.ml

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[–] the_crotch@sh.itjust.works 3 points 2 years ago (2 children)

1 kB is 1024 bytes and a byte is 8 bits. That is not metric. It just uses metric prefixes.

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[–] lseif@sopuli.xyz 19 points 2 years ago (1 child)

1kB = 1000 bytes, 1KiB = 1024 bytes

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[–] konalt@lemmy.world 5 points 2 years ago

Don't forget the baker's kilobyte.

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[–] Matombo@feddit.de 3 points 2 years ago (1 child)

1kB is 1000B you are using KiB which Windows to this day calls KB -.-

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[–] Sibbo@sopuli.xyz 0 points 2 years ago

Linux kernel guilty as well. It reports memory in "kb", but digging through documentation, you will at some point see that they actually mean KiB. The "kb" would be 1000 bits.

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