Pronunciation of "Mbyte"

[nq:1]How is "Mbyte" pronounced? Is there anyone pronouncing it as "m byte", when it is supposed to mean "1024 Kbytes", but as "mega-byte", when it is supposed to mean "1000 Kbytes"?[/nq]
No. People who mean exactly 1000 kb rather
than 1024 kb are obligated to say so specially.
(This is a convention of approx. 1985-90, now
widely used.)
The common word is megabyte, pronounced

[nq:2]How is "Mbyte" pronounced? Is there anyone pronouncing it as ... as "mega-byte", when it is supposed to mean "1000 Kbytes"?[/nq]
[nq:1]No. People who mean exactly 1000 kb rather than 1024 kb are obligated to say so specially. (This is a ... in current use in speech or writing. It is not an accepted English word, thus has no correct English pronunciation.[/nq]
Not quite. Mb is an abbr

[nq:1]and commonly written as Mb (an abbreviation.)[/nq]
Wrong. "Mb" means megabit. "MB" means megabyte.
-Paul

[nq:2]Is there anyone pronouncing it as "m byte", when it ... as "mega-byte", when it is supposed to mean "1000 Kbytes"?[/nq]
[nq:1]No. People who mean exactly 1000 kb rather than 1024 kb are obligated to say so specially. (This is a convention of approx. 1985-90, now widely used.)[/nq]
My question was actually meant to be read as:
... but as "mega-byte", when it is supposed
to mea

[nq:2]No. People who mean exactly 1000 kb rather than 1024 ... (This is a convention of approx. 1985-90, now widely used.)[/nq]
[nq:1]My question was actually meant to be read as: ... but as "mega-byte", when it is supposed to mean "100 bytes"? (I assume that your answer applies to this, too.)[/nq]

To reduce the confusion and distinguish between meaning (1) and (2) above, the Internat

[nq:2]My question was actually meant to be read as: ... ... bytes"? (I assume that your answer applies to this, too.)[/nq]
[nq:1] To reduce the confusion and distinguish between meaning (1) and (2) above, the International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC), adopted an ... strongly endorsed by IEEE and CIPM, have not yet been widely accepted, and are simply ignored by most people. m.[/nq]

[nq:1]To reduce the confusion and distinguish between meaning (1) and (2) above, the International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC), adopted an international standard in December 1998 which reserves the term megabyte for 106 bytes and introduces the new term mebibyte (abbreviated as MiB) for 220 bytes.[/nq]
I am aware of this standard, but would like to know about the usage in the times befor

[nq:2]To reduce the confusion and distinguish between meaning (1) and ... introduces the new term mebibyte (abbreviated as MiB) for220 bytes.[/nq]
[nq:1]I am aware of this standard, but would like to know about the usage in the times before it was ... the "Kbyte" as "kay byte" or "kilo byte", and the "Mbyte" (1048576 bytes) as "m byte" or as "mega byte"?[/nq]
Sorry, I don't know the answer

[nq:2]To reduce the confusion and distinguish between meaning (1) and ... introduces the new term mebibyte (abbreviated as MiB) for220 bytes.[/nq]
[nq:1]I am aware of this standard, but would like to know about the usage in the times before it was ... the "Kbyte" as "kay byte" or "kilo byte", and the "Mbyte" (1048576 bytes) as "m byte" or as "mega byte"?[/nq]
As far as I remember, "kay", "

[nq:2]I am aware of this standard, but would like to ... "Mbyte" (1048576 bytes) as "m byte" or as "mega byte"?[/nq]
[nq:1]As far as I remember, "kay", "kay bytes", "kilobytes" and "mega bytes" were common. "Em bytes" was rarely heard, but ... bytes" of main memory. Not too different from what you hear today, regardless of what the IEC is up to.[/nq]
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