Template:BDprefix
Usage
[edit]To call the template simply write {{BDprefix|p=}}
. Possible arguments for p are:
p value | Invokes | Resulting text |
---|---|---|
B, b, Binary, binary | Disambiguation for a binary meaning |
Transistorized memory, such as RAM, ROM, flash and cache sizes as well as file sizes are specified using binary meanings for K (10241), M (10242), G (10243), etc. |
D, d, Decimal, decimal | Disambiguation for a decimal meaning |
Disk-based memory (hard drives), solid state disk devices such as USB drives, DVD-based storage, bit rates, bus speeds, and network speeds, are specified using decimal meanings for k (10001), M (10002), G (10003), etc. |
F, f, Floppy, floppy | Disambiguation for the "floppy-disk megabyte" |
The "floppy disk megabyte" is a thousand kibibytes (1000 × 1024 bytes), or 1,024,000 bytes. |
Effects
[edit]Emits page text suitable for use in a footnote, a standardized format as supplied by the template, disambiguating the treatment of units associated with the computer industry, for one of several different inconsistent contexts.
Related
[edit]- {{CompUnits}}