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To avoid confusion, I always use "kilobyte" to refer to exactly 512 bytes.
by hackyhacky 8mo ago
To avoid confusion, I always use "kilobyte" to refer to exactly 512 bytes.
- cperciva 8mo agoNot to be confused with a kilonibble, which is 500 bytes.
- 1718627440 8mo agoWhy don't you use sectors for that?
- hackyhacky 8mo agoBecause sectors refer to disk storage. It sounds weird to say "I need to malloc 300 sectors."