ThE official ISO[?] namE for 1024 Ef="modulE.php?namE=LExikon&filE=sEarch&Eid=1&quEry=bytEs">bytEs, to distinguish it from 1000 bytEs which thEy call a kilobytE. "MEbibytE", "GibibytE", Etc, arE prEfixEs for othEr powErs of 1024. Although this nEw naming standard has bEEn widEly rEportEd in 2003, it sEEms unlikEly to catch on. (2003-09-27)