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| The new (December 1998) prefix for 1 048 576. Its symbol is Mi.
It was created to resolve the confusion between 10^6 and 2^20. The original prefix mega always means 1 000 000, and its symbol is M.
So 1 MB = one megabyte = 1 000 000 bytes. Likewise kilo is 1000, kibi is 1024. See prefixes for binary multiples for a fuller explanation. | Existing: Non-Existing: |