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text-align:center;"><span typeof="mw:File"><span><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9c/Crystal_Clear_app_file-manager.png/50px-Crystal_Clear_app_file-manager.png" decoding="async" width="50" height="50" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9c/Crystal_Clear_app_file-manager.png/75px-Crystal_Clear_app_file-manager.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9c/Crystal_Clear_app_file-manager.png/100px-Crystal_Clear_app_file-manager.png 2x" data-file-width="128" data-file-height="128"/></span></span><br/><b><a href="/wiki/Help:Archiving_a_talk_page" title="Help:Archiving a talk page">Archives</a></b> (<b><a href="/wiki/User:ClueBot_III/Master_Detailed_Indices/Talk:Gigabyte" title="User:ClueBot III/Master Detailed Indices/Talk:Gigabyte">Index</a></b>) <hr/> <div class="mw-inputbox-centered" style="background-color: ; color: inherit;"><form name="searchbox" class="searchbox mw-inputbox-form" action="/wiki/Special:Search"><div class="cdx-text-input"><input class="mw-inputbox-input mw-searchInput searchboxInput cdx-text-input__input" name="search" placeholder="" size="20" dir="ltr"/></div><input type="hidden" value="Talk:Gigabyte/" name="prefix"/><br/><input type="submit" name="fulltext" value="Search archives" class="cdx-button"/><input type="hidden" value="Search" name="fulltext"/></form></div> <hr/> </td></tr> <tr> <td> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Talk:Gigabyte/Archive_1" title="Talk:Gigabyte/Archive 1"> 1</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Talk:Gigabyte/Archive_2" title="Talk:Gigabyte/Archive 2"> 2</a></li></ul> </td></tr> <tr> <td> <hr/> <div style="text-align: center;"><small>This page is archived by <a href="/wiki/User:ClueBot_III" title="User:ClueBot III">ClueBot III</a>.</small></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc"/> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2 ext-discussiontools-init-section"><h2 id="GB_"legally_set"_to_2^30?_No." data-mw-thread-id="h-GB_"legally_set"_to_2^30?_No.-2014-09-17T19:08:00.000Z"><span id="GB_.22legally_set.22_to_2.5E30.3F_No."></span><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="h-GB_"legally_set"_to_2^30?_No.-2014-09-17T19:08:00.000Z"></span>GB "legally set" to 2^30? No.<span data-mw-comment-end="h-GB_"legally_set"_to_2^30?_No.-2014-09-17T19:08:00.000Z"></span></h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Talk:Gigabyte&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: GB "legally set" to 2^30? No."><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span><div class="ext-discussiontools-init-section-bar"><div class="ext-discussiontools-init-section-metadata"></div><div class="ext-discussiontools-init-section-actions"></div></div></div> <p><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="c-Jeh-2014-09-17T19:08:00.000Z-GB_"legally_set"_to_2^30?_No."></span>I just removed this overwrought claim from the lede. The two court cases cited ended with the defendants settling with the plaintiffs, but did not in any way result in any "legal definition" of the gigabyte. A similar lawsuit against amazon.com over the capacity of an MP3 player went the other way, and drive makers (and SSD makers, and flash memory e.g. USB "stick", SD card, etc., makers) continue to market their products using the SI prefix G in its SI-defined meaning. <a href="/wiki/User:Jeh" title="User:Jeh">Jeh</a> (<a href="/wiki/User_talk:Jeh" title="User talk:Jeh">talk</a>) <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Talk:Gigabyte#c-Jeh-2014-09-17T19:08:00.000Z-GB_"legally_set"_to_2^30?_No." class="ext-discussiontools-init-timestamplink">19:08, 17 September 2014 (UTC)</a><span class="ext-discussiontools-init-replylink-buttons" data-mw-thread-id="c-Jeh-2014-09-17T19:08:00.000Z-GB_"legally_set"_to_2^30?_No."><span class="ext-discussiontools-init-replylink-bracket">[</span><a class="ext-discussiontools-init-replylink-reply" role="button" tabindex="0" href="">reply</a><span class="ext-discussiontools-init-replylink-bracket">]</span></span><span data-mw-comment-end="c-Jeh-2014-09-17T19:08:00.000Z-GB_"legally_set"_to_2^30?_No."></span> </p> <dl><dd><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="c-Dondervogel_2-2014-10-02T15:44:00.000Z-Jeh-2014-09-17T19:08:00.000Z"></span>Anonymous editor has reinstated the claim. I agree with Jeh that it should go. <a href="/wiki/User:Dondervogel_2" title="User:Dondervogel 2">Dondervogel 2</a> (<a href="/wiki/User_talk:Dondervogel_2" title="User talk:Dondervogel 2">talk</a>) <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Talk:Gigabyte#c-Dondervogel_2-2014-10-02T15:44:00.000Z-Jeh-2014-09-17T19:08:00.000Z" class="ext-discussiontools-init-timestamplink">15:44, 2 October 2014 (UTC)</a><span class="ext-discussiontools-init-replylink-buttons" data-mw-thread-id="c-Dondervogel_2-2014-10-02T15:44:00.000Z-Jeh-2014-09-17T19:08:00.000Z"><span class="ext-discussiontools-init-replylink-bracket">[</span><a class="ext-discussiontools-init-replylink-reply" role="button" tabindex="0" href="">reply</a><span class="ext-discussiontools-init-replylink-bracket">]</span></span><span data-mw-comment-end="c-Dondervogel_2-2014-10-02T15:44:00.000Z-Jeh-2014-09-17T19:08:00.000Z"></span> <dl><dd><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="c-Jeh-2014-10-02T17:51:00.000Z-Dondervogel_2-2014-10-02T15:44:00.000Z"></span>Gone, and <a href="/w/index.php?title=User:Ignacio.Agull%C3%B3&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="User:Ignacio.Agulló (page does not exist)">Ignacio.Agulló</a> notified (again) of this discussion. <a href="/wiki/User:Jeh" title="User:Jeh">Jeh</a> (<a href="/wiki/User_talk:Jeh" title="User talk:Jeh">talk</a>) <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Talk:Gigabyte#c-Jeh-2014-10-02T17:51:00.000Z-Dondervogel_2-2014-10-02T15:44:00.000Z" class="ext-discussiontools-init-timestamplink">17:51, 2 October 2014 (UTC)</a><span class="ext-discussiontools-init-replylink-buttons" data-mw-thread-id="c-Jeh-2014-10-02T17:51:00.000Z-Dondervogel_2-2014-10-02T15:44:00.000Z"><span class="ext-discussiontools-init-replylink-bracket">[</span><a class="ext-discussiontools-init-replylink-reply" role="button" tabindex="0" href="">reply</a><span class="ext-discussiontools-init-replylink-bracket">]</span></span><span data-mw-comment-end="c-Jeh-2014-10-02T17:51:00.000Z-Dondervogel_2-2014-10-02T15:44:00.000Z"></span></dd></dl></dd> <dd><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="c-2409:4061:2D48:C901:0:0:440A:3C05-20241101195600-Jeh-2014-09-17T19:08:00.000Z"></span>Ajay</dd> <dd>Kisku <a href="/wiki/Special:Contributions/2409:4061:2D48:C901:0:0:440A:3C05" title="Special:Contributions/2409:4061:2D48:C901:0:0:440A:3C05">2409:4061:2D48:C901:0:0:440A:3C05</a> (<a href="/w/index.php?title=User_talk:2409:4061:2D48:C901:0:0:440A:3C05&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="User talk:2409:4061:2D48:C901:0:0:440A:3C05 (page does not exist)">talk</a>) <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Talk:Gigabyte#c-2409:4061:2D48:C901:0:0:440A:3C05-20241101195600-Jeh-2014-09-17T19:08:00.000Z" class="ext-discussiontools-init-timestamplink">19:56, 1 November 2024 (UTC)</a><span class="ext-discussiontools-init-replylink-buttons" data-mw-thread-id="c-2409:4061:2D48:C901:0:0:440A:3C05-20241101195600-Jeh-2014-09-17T19:08:00.000Z"><span class="ext-discussiontools-init-replylink-bracket">[</span><a class="ext-discussiontools-init-replylink-reply" role="button" tabindex="0" href="">reply</a><span class="ext-discussiontools-init-replylink-bracket">]</span></span><span data-mw-comment-end="c-2409:4061:2D48:C901:0:0:440A:3C05-20241101195600-Jeh-2014-09-17T19:08:00.000Z"></span></dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2 ext-discussiontools-init-section"><h2 id="Clarify_or_correct_"Jiggabyte"_Merriam-Webster_pronunciation" data-mw-thread-id="h-Clarify_or_correct_"Jiggabyte"_Merriam-Webster_pronunciation-2020-06-24T07:53:00.000Z"><span id="Clarify_or_correct_.22Jiggabyte.22_Merriam-Webster_pronunciation"></span><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="h-Clarify_or_correct_"Jiggabyte"_Merriam-Webster_pronunciation-2020-06-24T07:53:00.000Z"></span>Clarify or correct "Jiggabyte" Merriam-Webster pronunciation<span data-mw-comment-end="h-Clarify_or_correct_"Jiggabyte"_Merriam-Webster_pronunciation-2020-06-24T07:53:00.000Z"></span></h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Talk:Gigabyte&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Clarify or correct "Jiggabyte" Merriam-Webster pronunciation"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span><div class="ext-discussiontools-init-section-bar"><div class="ext-discussiontools-init-section-metadata"></div><div class="ext-discussiontools-init-section-actions"></div></div></div> <p><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="c-Gwompwomp-2020-06-24T07:53:00.000Z-Clarify_or_correct_"Jiggabyte"_Merriam-Webster_pronunciation"></span>I believe this pronunciation is wrong or outdated as I have not been able to verify that pronunciation in official sources. <a href="/w/index.php?title=User:Gwompwomp&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="User:Gwompwomp (page does not exist)">Gwompwomp</a> (<a href="/w/index.php?title=User_talk:Gwompwomp&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="User talk:Gwompwomp (page does not exist)">talk</a>) <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Talk:Gigabyte#c-Gwompwomp-2020-06-24T07:53:00.000Z-Clarify_or_correct_"Jiggabyte"_Merriam-Webster_pronunciation" class="ext-discussiontools-init-timestamplink">07:53, 24 June 2020 (UTC)</a><span class="ext-discussiontools-init-replylink-buttons" data-mw-thread-id="c-Gwompwomp-2020-06-24T07:53:00.000Z-Clarify_or_correct_"Jiggabyte"_Merriam-Webster_pronunciation"><span class="ext-discussiontools-init-replylink-bracket">[</span><a class="ext-discussiontools-init-replylink-reply" role="button" tabindex="0" href="">reply</a><span class="ext-discussiontools-init-replylink-bracket">]</span></span><span data-mw-comment-end="c-Gwompwomp-2020-06-24T07:53:00.000Z-Clarify_or_correct_"Jiggabyte"_Merriam-Webster_pronunciation"></span> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2 ext-discussiontools-init-section"><h2 id="Massive_cleanup/decimation_needed" data-mw-thread-id="h-Massive_cleanup/decimation_needed-2020-10-14T10:33:00.000Z"><span id="Massive_cleanup.2Fdecimation_needed"></span><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="h-Massive_cleanup/decimation_needed-2020-10-14T10:33:00.000Z"></span>Massive cleanup/decimation needed<span data-mw-comment-end="h-Massive_cleanup/decimation_needed-2020-10-14T10:33:00.000Z"></span></h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Talk:Gigabyte&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Massive cleanup/decimation needed"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span><div class="ext-discussiontools-init-section-bar"><div class="ext-discussiontools-init-section-metadata"></div><div class="ext-discussiontools-init-section-actions"></div></div></div> <p><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="c-73.70.13.107-2020-10-14T10:33:00.000Z-Massive_cleanup/decimation_needed"></span>Is it absolutely necessary for kilobyte, kibibyte, megabyte, mibibyte, gigabyte, gibibyte, etc. to all have their own individual wikipedia pages that all say the exact same thing? Can't we put the information on one page, and have all those terms redirect to that one page? <small class="autosigned">— Preceding <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Signatures" title="Wikipedia:Signatures">unsigned</a> comment added by <a href="/wiki/Special:Contributions/73.70.13.107" title="Special:Contributions/73.70.13.107">73.70.13.107</a> (<a href="/wiki/User_talk:73.70.13.107#top" title="User talk:73.70.13.107">talk</a>) <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Talk:Gigabyte#c-73.70.13.107-2020-10-14T10:33:00.000Z-Massive_cleanup/decimation_needed" class="ext-discussiontools-init-timestamplink">10:33, 14 October 2020 (UTC)</a></small><span class="ext-discussiontools-init-replylink-buttons" data-mw-thread-id="c-73.70.13.107-2020-10-14T10:33:00.000Z-Massive_cleanup/decimation_needed"><span class="ext-discussiontools-init-replylink-bracket">[</span><a class="ext-discussiontools-init-replylink-reply" role="button" tabindex="0" href="">reply</a><span class="ext-discussiontools-init-replylink-bracket">]</span></span><span data-mw-comment-end="c-73.70.13.107-2020-10-14T10:33:00.000Z-Massive_cleanup/decimation_needed"></span> </p> <dl><dd><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="c-QuiteUnusual-2020-10-14T11:52:00.000Z-73.70.13.107-2020-10-14T10:33:00.000Z"></span>Wikipedia has no problem with duplication and redundancy not least because it is <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:NOTPAPER" class="mw-redirect" title="Wikipedia:NOTPAPER">not paper</a>. As long as each article is properly sourced and notable, there's no reason to replace them all with one "mega sized" article. <a href="/wiki/User:QuiteUnusual" class="mw-redirect" title="User:QuiteUnusual">QuiteUnusual</a> (<a href="/wiki/User_talk:QuiteUnusual" class="mw-redirect" title="User talk:QuiteUnusual">talk</a>) <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Talk:Gigabyte#c-QuiteUnusual-2020-10-14T11:52:00.000Z-73.70.13.107-2020-10-14T10:33:00.000Z" class="ext-discussiontools-init-timestamplink">11:52, 14 October 2020 (UTC)</a><span class="ext-discussiontools-init-replylink-buttons" data-mw-thread-id="c-QuiteUnusual-2020-10-14T11:52:00.000Z-73.70.13.107-2020-10-14T10:33:00.000Z"><span class="ext-discussiontools-init-replylink-bracket">[</span><a class="ext-discussiontools-init-replylink-reply" role="button" tabindex="0" href="">reply</a><span class="ext-discussiontools-init-replylink-bracket">]</span></span><span 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//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d2/Purple_arrow_right.svg/40px-Purple_arrow_right.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="250" data-file-height="250"/></span></span> Moved to <a href="/wiki/Talk:Byte#Proposed_merger" title="Talk:Byte">Talk:Byte § Proposed merger</a></div> – <span style="font-size: 85%"><a href="/wiki/Byte" title="Byte">Byte</a> is a more plausible potential destination for resulting redirects than <a href="/wiki/Gigabyte" title="Gigabyte">Gigabyte</a> is. —<a href="/wiki/User:JamesLucas" title="User:JamesLucas">jameslucas</a> <a href="/wiki/User_talk:JamesLucas" title="User talk:JamesLucas"><span style="font-family:monospace;letter-spacing:-.5px"><sup>▄▄▄ ▄ ▄▄▄ ▄▄▄ ▄</sup></span></a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Talk:Gigabyte#c-JamesLucas-2020-10-14T14:03:00.000Z-Massive_cleanup/decimation_needed" class="ext-discussiontools-init-timestamplink">14:03, 14 October 2020 (UTC)</a><span data-mw-comment-end="c-JamesLucas-2020-10-14T14:03:00.000Z-Massive_cleanup/decimation_needed"></span></span><span class="ext-discussiontools-init-replylink-buttons" data-mw-thread-id="c-JamesLucas-2020-10-14T14:03:00.000Z-Massive_cleanup/decimation_needed"><span class="ext-discussiontools-init-replylink-bracket">[</span><a class="ext-discussiontools-init-replylink-reply" role="button" tabindex="0" href="">reply</a><span class="ext-discussiontools-init-replylink-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2 ext-discussiontools-init-section"><h2 id="Nepali" data-mw-thread-id="h-Nepali-20241009142600"><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="h-Nepali-20241009142600"></span>Nepali<span data-mw-comment-end="h-Nepali-20241009142600"></span></h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Talk:Gigabyte&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Nepali"><span>edit</span></a><span 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