In December 1998, the International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC) approved names and symbols for prefixes for binary multiples for use in the fields of data storage, processing and transmission.
Contents: Binary prefix calculator and Binary prefix table.
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Enter the number into green field and click at "=" button:
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prefixes with red background are not binary prefixes, they are here just for comparison.Binary prefix table contains 6 prefixes for binary multiples:
| Name | Symbol | Factor |
| (base) | - | 20 = 1 |
| kibi | Ki | 210 = 10241 |
| mebi | Mi | 220 = 10242 |
| gibi | Gi | 230 = 10243 |
| tebi | Ti | 240 = 10244 |
| pebi | Pi | 250 = 10245 |
| exbi | Ei | 260 = 10246 |
Comparison of binary- and SI prefixes:
B = Byte (= 8 bit)
one kibibit = 1 Kibit = 210 bit = 1024 bit
one kilobit = 1 kbit = 103 bit = 1000 bit
one mebibyte = 1 MiB = 220 B = 1 048 576 B
one megabyte = 1 MB = 106 B = 1 000 000 B
one gibibyte = 1 GiB = 230 B = 1 073 741 824 B
one gigabyte = 1 GB = 109 B = 1 000 000 000 B
Lines with green background have binary prefixes.
Notice: See also SI prefixes.
Source: NIST.gov - binary prefixes. (retrieved 2017-04-19)
