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bigstrat2003yesterday at 6:13 PM1 replyview on HN

In computers, "kilobyte" has a context dependent meaning. It has been thus for decades. It does not only mean 1000 bytes.


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pifyesterday at 6:21 PM

I understand the usual meaning, but I use the correct meaning when precision is required.

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