Template:BDprefix

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Usage

To call the template simply write {{BDprefix|p=}}. Possible arguments for p are:

p value	Invokes	Resulting text
B, b, Binary, binary	Disambiguation for a binary meaning	Transistorized memory, such as RAM, ROM, flash and cache sizes as well as file sizes are specified using binary meanings for K (10241), M (10242), G (10243), etc.
D, d, Decimal, decimal	Disambiguation for a decimal meaning	Disk-based memory (hard drives), solid state disk devices such as USB drives, DVD-based storage, bit rates, bus speeds, and network speeds, are specified using decimal meanings for k (10001), M (10002), G (10003), etc.
F, f, Floppy, floppy	Disambiguation for the "floppy-disk megabyte"	The "floppy disk megabyte" is a thousand kibibytes (1000 × 1024 bytes), or 1,024,000 bytes.

Effects

Emits page text suitable for use in a footnote, a standardized format as supplied by the template, disambiguating the treatment of units associated with the computer industry, for one of several different inconsistent contexts.

Related

• {{CompUnits}}

See also

• {{Bitrates}}
• {{Bit and byte prefixes}}
• {{Quantities of bits}}
• {{Quantities of bytes}}
• Wikipedia:Manual of Style/Dates and numbers § Quantities of bytes and bits

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