LDAPWiki: Byte

Overview#

Byte is a group of binary digits or bits (usually eight) operated on as a unit.

A Byte considered as a unit of memory size.

Byte is defined in the International System of Quantities (ISQ) specifies the International System of Units (SI) as "B" is the symbol of the bel, a unit of logarithmic power ratios named after Alexander Graham Bell and values as 1,000

IEC/ISO 80000 also defines as the UPPERCASE character B while the Lowercase "b" is a bit and values as 1,024

Decimal Value	SI (Metric)	Binary Value	IEC	JEDEC
10[3]	kB	kilobyte	2[10]	KiB	kibibyte	KB	kilobyte
10[6]	MB	megabyte	2[20]	MiB	mebibyte	MB	megabyte
10[9]	GB	gigabyte	2[30]	GiB	gibibyte	GB	gigabyte
10[12]	TB	terabyte	2[40]	TiB	tebibyte	–	-
10[15]	PB	petabyte	2[50]	PiB	pebibyte	–	-
10[18]	EB	exabyte	2[60]	EiB	exbibyte	–	-
10[21]	ZB	zettabyte	2[70]	ZiB	zebibyte	–	-
10[24]	YB	yottabyte	2[80]	YiB	yobibyte	–	_

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