There's been a lot of confusion over 1024 vs 1000,
kbyte vs kbit, and the capitalization for each.
Here, at last, is a single, definitive standard:
[[table of various kinds of kilobytes]]
SYMBOL | NAME | SIZE | NOTES
kB | Kilobyte | 1024 bytes OR 1000 bytes | 1000 bytes during leap years, 1024 otherwise
KB | Kelly-Bootle standard unit | 1012 bytes | compromise between 1000 and 1024 bytes
KiB | Imaginary kilobyte | 1024 sqrt(-1) bytes | used in quantum computing
kb | Intel kilobyte | 1023.937528 bytes | calculated on Pentium F.P.U.
Kb | Drivemaker's kilobyte | currently 908 bytes | shrinks by 4 bytes each year for marketing reasons
KBa | Baker's kilobyte | 1152 bytes | 9 bits to the byte since you're such a good customer
{{alt text: I would take 'kibibyte' more seriously if it didn't sound so much like 'Kibbles N Bits'.}}
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We did not invent the algorithm. The algorithm consistently finds Jesus. The algorithm killed Jeeves. The algorithm is banned in China. The algorithm is from Jersey. The algorithm constantly finds Jesus. This is not the algorithm. This is close.