Editing Byte (section)

== Unit symbol ==
The unit symbol for the byte is specified in [[IEC 80000-13]], [[IEEE 1541]] and the [[Metric Interchange Format]]<ref name="MIXF" /> as the upper-case character B.

In the [[International System of Quantities]] (ISQ), B is also the symbol of the ''[[bel (acoustics)|bel]]'', a unit of logarithmic power ratio named after [[Alexander Graham Bell]], creating a conflict with the IEC specification. However, little danger of confusion exists, because the bel is a rarely used unit. It is used primarily in its decadic fraction, the [[decibel]] (dB), for [[signal strength]] and [[sound pressure level]] measurements, while a unit for one-tenth of a byte, the decibyte, and other fractions, are only used in derived units, such as transmission rates.

The lowercase letter o for [[Octet (computing)|octet]] is defined as the symbol for octet in IEC&nbsp;80000-13 and is commonly used in languages such as [[French language|French]]<ref name="IEC_Binary" /> and [[Romanian language|Romanian]], and is also combined with metric prefixes for multiples, for example ko and Mo.