Posted by NYC XYZ on 01/11/82 11:36
Roy L. Fuchs wrote:
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> In the industrial world "M" is one million. It is the abbreviation
> for Mega, not mille. mill is a small m and stands for one thousandth.
> k stands for kilo and is one thousand.
Sure, in the computer world as well (generally "MB," though).
Mille is Latin for a thousand. This is what printers go by.
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