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kstrauser
3 months ago
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C++ proposal: There are exactly 8 bits in a byte
In the spirit of redefining the kilobyte, we should define byte as having a nice, metric 10 bits. An 8 bit thing is obviously a bibyte. Then power of 2 multiples of them can include kibibibytes, mebibibytes, gibibibytes, and so on for clarity.
jaysonvantuyl
3 months ago
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