[wp-trac] [WordPress Trac] #37037: size_format() incorrectly displays `kB` with small `k`

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#37037: size_format() incorrectly displays `kB` with small `k`
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 Reporter:  dashaluna                   |       Owner:
     Type:  defect (bug)                |      Status:  new
 Priority:  normal                      |   Milestone:  Awaiting Review
Component:  General                     |     Version:  trunk
 Severity:  normal                      |  Resolution:
 Keywords:  needs-patch good-first-bug  |     Focuses:
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Comment (by pento):

 Related: #31350.

 I don't mind this change - traditionally, `kB` has been the most common
 usage, but it seems to have changed to `KB` over the years, shifting from
 the SI standard, where `kB` = 1000 bytes, to the JEDEC standard, where
 `KB`  = 1024 bytes.

 Switching to the IEC standard (`KiB`, etc) is a much bigger discussion,
 particularly because those units have never really seen significant
 uptake. (Because they look weird, and all of the units are really awkward
 to say.)

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