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List:       kfm-devel
Subject:    Re: KFM download progress indicator
From:       "Ewald R. de Wit" <ewald () pobox ! com>
Date:       1999-10-21 17:14:04
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Yves Arrouye (yves@realnames.com) wrote:

> >> When downloading web page, progress indicator will read say 4.5kb/s. I
> >> believe this should be 4.5kB/s to designate Bytes as apposed to bits.
> >>
> >> Peet
> >
> > I don't know.
> > Anybody ?
> 
> If anything, Kb/s (capital K for kilo). Bytes are abbreviate with b. The
> context is usually what desambiguates (eg. communication devices report
> speed in bits per seconds while file transfer does so in bytes). I've seen
> Kb and Kbits, but never KB.

The original poster was right, kB is the proper abbreviation for kilo
byte. Kilo is abbreviated with the small k, like kW (kilo Watt) or kJ
(kilo Joule). Bits are abbreviated to the small letter b, and bytes to
the capital B.

The M for mega is in capital, just like the G for giga.

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  --  Ewald

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