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From: kriha_p@actrix.gen.nz (Paul J. Kriha)
Subject: Re: English Augmentatives (Was: Re: Opposite of Diminutive)
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In article <3kpbdr$dcp@miranda.gmrc.gecm.com>,
   rnh@gec-mrc.co.uk (Richard Herring) wrote:
>
>It's worse than that: in computerese (where k[ilo] = 2^10 = 1024), 
>as applied by, in particular, hard-disc manufacturers, "mega"
>variously means 1024*1024, 1E6 or even (yes, really) 1000*1024.

Tsk, tsk.

k = kilo = 1000

K = 1024

M = Mega (1,000,000 or 1024^2  :-(  depending on context)
 
m = metre or milli depending on context, eg. mm = millimetre

Nevermind what else the mindless morons manage to print on their
cardboard boxes. 


PJK
