Mib vs Mil - What's the difference?
mib | mil |
(computing) Symbol for mebibyte, a unit of 220 (1,048,576) bytes. As opposed to the megabyte, 1,000,000 bytes, which is abbreviated MB.
An angular mil, a unit of angular measurement equal to 1?6400 of a complete circle. At 1000 metres one mil subtends about one metre (0.98 m). Also 1?6000 and 1?6300 are used in other countries.
A unit of measurement equal to 1?1000 of an inch, usually used for thin objects, such as sheets of plastic.
a former subdivision (1/1000) of the
(informal)
* 2010 September, Galen Gondolfi, "Idea Fun(d)", , ISSN 1090-5723, volume 16, issue 9, page 79:
As nouns the difference between mib and mil
is that mib is a marble (glass ball used in games), especially one used as a target while mil is an angular mil, a unit of angular measurement equal to 1⁄6400 of a complete circle. At 1000 metres one mil subtends about one metre (0.98 m). Also 1⁄6000 and 1⁄6300 are used in other countries.As an abbreviation MiB
is symbol for mebibyte, a unit of 220 (1,048,576) bytes. As opposed to the megabyte, 1,000,000 bytes, which is abbreviated MB.mib
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(Angular mil)Noun
(en noun)- You can get things done without money, but you can do a hell of a lot more with it, and $10 mil is a good starting point.