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[[NIST]]'s [http://physics.nist.gov/cuu/pdf/sp811.pdf ''Guide for the Use of the International System of Units (SI)''] (p. 9) shows bit as the symbol for the word bit. It indicates that bit and other information technology units given in ISO 31, its successor ISO/IEC 80000-1—ISO/IEC 80000-15, and IEC 60027 parts 1 through 4 may be used with SI units. --[[User:Gerry Ashton|Gerry Ashton]] ([[User talk:Gerry Ashton|talk]]) 20:14, 24 January 2009 (UTC)
[[NIST]] is only US related, [[IEEE]] is international.
5.1.3 Units from International Standards
There are a few highly specialized units that are given by ... ISO or ... IEC
and which in the view of this Guide are also acceptable for use with the SI.
They include the octave, phon, and sone, and units used in information technology,
including the baud (Bd), bit (bit), erlang (E), hartley (Hart), and shannon (Sh)3.
It is the position of this Guide that the only such additional units NIST authors
may use with the SI are those given in either the International Standards on
quantities and units of ISO (Ref. [4]) or of IEC (Ref. [5]).
Ref 4 = [[ISO 31]], Ref 5 = [[IEC 60027]]. But [[Bit#Obsolete_definitions]] says IEC is obsolete. Can we stop referring to these obsolete standards? [[User:TechControl|TechControl]] ([[User talk:TechControl|talk]]) 21:16, 24 January 2009 (UTC)
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