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Actually we ''do'' write [[KiB]] (follow the link). This is standard writing. And so is '''b''' for bit. I quote [[ISO/IEC 80000]]:
{{quotation|International standard ISO 80000 or IEC 80000 (depending on which of the two international standards bodies International Organization for Standardization and International Electrotechnical Commission is in charge of each respective part), successor of [[ISO 31]] and partially of [[IEC 60027]], is the '''most widely respected style guide for the use of physical quantities and units of measurement, and formulas involving them, in scientific and educational documents worldwide. In most countries, the notations used in mathematics and science textbooks at schools and universities follow closely the guidelines given by these standard.'''}}
Another thing I found: ''It should be noted that the prefix before the number 80000 will be either ISO or IEC, but not a double ISO/IEC prefix.
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