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KB, MB, GB, and TB are all part of the metric system. What empirical measurements should we Free™️ Americans use for computer memory? (lemm.ee)
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[–] davidgro@lemmy.world 4 points 7 months ago (1 children)

Calling bytes 'O' is rather unamerican.

[–] Kierunkowy74@kbin.social 2 points 7 months ago

ASCII byte is 7 bits. 8 bits is an octet.