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none_to_remain | 27 days ago

KiB is a an abbreviation for "kilobyte" which emphasizes that it means 1024.

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hnlmorg|27 days ago

No it’s not. KiB is an abbreviation for kibibyte

Eg https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kilobyte

none_to_remain|27 days ago

Those silly words only come up in discussions like this. I have never heard them uttered in real life. I don't think my experience is bizarre here - actual usage is what matters in my book.