What is a mebibyte?
Q: What is a mebibyte?
A: A mebibyte (a contraction of mega binary byte) is a unit of information or computer storage, symbol MiB. It represents 1024 * 1024 bytes.
Q: How many bytes are in one mebibyte?
A: One mebibyte equals 1,048,576 bytes or 1,024 kibibytes.
Q: What is the difference between a megabyte and a mebibyte?
A: A megabyte (MB) can either be a synonym for mebibyte, or refer to 106 bytes = 1,000,000 bytes depending on context. The two numbers are relatively close together but mistaking the two has nevertheless led to problems.
Q: Who defined the unit MiB?
A: The unit MiB was defined by the International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC) in December 1998.
Q: Is it common to use mebibytes and related units?
A: Yes, use of mebibytes and related units is strongly endorsed by IEEE and CIPM and is becoming more common.
Q: How many MebiBytes equal one GibiByte?
A: 1024 MebiBytes equal one GibiByte.
Q: Why do people often misspell "MebiByte"?
A: People often misspell "MebiByte" due to confusion about how the surrounding prefixes (i.e., "kibi" and "gibi") were actually formed or from the "i" in the abbreviation . The "i" is actually from the end of the prefix.
