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minus-squareAlaknár@sopuli.xyzlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7·5 days ago As in 1KiB = 1024B (Kilobytes resp. Bytes) Isn’t it even more convoluted than this? Doesn’t KiB translate to Kibibytes? Because “kilo” is 1000 (powers of 10). Kibi is 1024, the “bi” is supposed to mean “binary”, or powers of 2.
minus-squarevaionko@sopuli.xyzlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·5 days agoYes, a kilobyte is 1000 bytes, a kibibyte is 1024 bytes. But almost always when talking about kilobytes, kibibytes are implied. Except when they aren’t.
Isn’t it even more convoluted than this?
Doesn’t KiB translate to Kibibytes? Because “kilo” is 1000 (powers of 10).
Kibi is 1024, the “bi” is supposed to mean “binary”, or powers of 2.
Yes, a kilobyte is 1000 bytes, a kibibyte is 1024 bytes. But almost always when talking about kilobytes, kibibytes are implied. Except when they aren’t.
Kihex?