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Subject:Re: Abbreviation for kilobits per second From:"Brad Barnes (T)" <blb -at- FORMTEK -dot- COM> Date:Mon, 17 Jun 1996 16:03:18 -0400
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> Would someone out there please tell me what the correct abbreviation is
> kilobits per second. I cannot find it in my dictionaries. I can only
> find bits per second (bps).
> Thanks.
> -Mike
> --
According to "A Style Guide for the Computer Industry" by Sun Technical Publications, (ISBN 0-13-455347-0), bit is abbreviated in lowercase, and byte is abbreviated uppercase.
Kilobit is abbreviated Kb.
Kilobyte is abbreviated KB, K, or Kbyte.
Brad Barnes
Technical Writer
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