2008-05-21 (from http://www.iec.ch/zone/si/si_bytes.htm) Binary multiples The new prefixes and symbols for binary multiples standardized in IEC 60027-2 are not part of the SI metric system of units. But as the table below shows, they are related to the SI prefixes and symbols for positive powers of ten in a simple way so that they are easy to remember and use. Factor Name Symbol Origin SI derivation 2^10 kibi Ki kilobinary (2^10)^1 kilo (10^3)^1 2^20 mebi Mi megabinary (2^10)^2 mega (10^3)^2 2^30 gibi Gi gigabinary (2^10)^3 giga (10^3)^3 2^40 tebi Ti terabinary (2^10)^4 tera (10^3)^4 2^50 pebi Pi petabinary (2^10)^5 peta (10^3)^5 2^60 exbi Ei exabinary (2^10)^6 exa (10^3)^6 2^70 zebi Zi zettabinary (2^10)^7 zetta (10^3)^7 2^80 yobi Yi yottabinary (2^10)^8 yotta (10^3)^8 Remark [PB]: B is the abbreviation for the Non-SI unit Bel