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TechControl (talk | contribs) →Symbol for bits: bit or b?: Thank you Shreevatsa! Additional I would like to point out that SATA-IO uses Gb/s in their specifications "SATA 1.5Gb/s", "SATA 3Gb/s", "SATA 6Gb/s" and have an ex |
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: '''B''' is the symbol for bytes (as per computer-industry standard [[IEEE 1541]] and [[IEC 60027]]), while '''bit''' is the symbol for bits (as per [[WP:MOSNUM]]). The [[IEC 60027-2]], the only industry standard that recommended '''bit''' as symbol has been superseded by [[ISO/IEC 80000]]. Per [[IEEE 1541-2002]] '''b''' is the symbol for bits.
Should MOSNUM be changed? [[User:Shreevatsa|Shreevatsa]] ([[User talk:Shreevatsa|talk]]) 22:43, 23 January 2009 (UTC)
::Thank you Shreevatsa! Additional I would like to point out that [[SATA-IO]] uses Gb/s in their specifications "SATA 1.5Gb/s", "SATA 3Gb/s", "SATA 6Gb/s" and have an extra webpage recommending this usage for product names. I think to remember that in the 1980s I already saw B and b. [[User:TechControl|TechControl]] ([[User talk:TechControl|talk]]) 22:53, 23 January 2009 (UTC)
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