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Subject:Re: Abbreviation for kilobits per second From:Sue Heim <sue -at- RIS -dot- RISINC -dot- COM> Date:Mon, 17 Jun 1996 13:35:17 PST
Michael Uhl wanted to know the abbreviation for kilobits per second.
Brad Barnes provided:
> 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.
And thus kilobits per second is Kbps!! <grin>
...sue
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Sue Heim
Research Information Systems
Carlsbad, California USA
Email: Sue -at- ris -dot- risinc -dot- com
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