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Kilo
Kilo (symbol: k) is a prefix in the SI system denoting 103 or 1,000. For example:
"Kilo" is often used by itself as an abbreviation for "kilogram". Also, technical people often use the term "k," pronounced like the letter, to refer to a thousand of something, especially units of money or population.
In computing, kilo does not always exactly denote 1000 but is usually equivalent to 1024 (210), most often when denoting storage. For example, a kilobyte is 1024 bytes, not 1000 bytes.
However, kilo and mega often have their traditional SI meanings when referring to rates of data transfer.
For instance, 56 kilobits per second is 56,000 bits per second, not 57,344 bits per second.
A common convention is to use k for 1000 and K for 1024. The prefix "kibi" for "1024" has been introduced, but has not gained much popularity.
Kilo is also the letter K in the NATO phonetic alphabet
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pcharper@prodigy.net - October 2nd, 2005
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I have a Cretan cookbook. Some of the recipes call for 1 kg of meat and, say, 1 kilo of vegetable. I know that 1kg = about 2.2 lbs. But what is 1 kilo? If 1kg and 1 kilo are both equal to about 2.2 lbs, why use diferent terms for meat and vegetables? Could this just be a misprint in the book?
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