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		NetMageSCW 26 days ago \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: 1 kilobyte is precisely 1000 bytes? And what is the common meaning of K? K was used to mean 1024 before SI was standard.

eviks 26 days ago [–]

You know the meaning very well, that's why it's common. Though your SI reference isn't that relevant: first, common doesn't need to follow SI even though it does in this case. Second, kilo is more ancient than SI.

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