# Unit usage **URL:** \ **Category:** Elasticsearch\ **Created:** [April 29, 2014, 7:43am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/unit-usage/17251 "2014-04-29T07:43:33Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 4\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Michael\_Salmon](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/michael_salmon/32/5330_2.png) [@Michael\_Salmon](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Michael_Salmon)\ **Post date:** [April 29, 2014, 7:43am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/unit-usage/17251/1 "2014-04-29T07:43:33Z")
Every time I see mb (milli-bit) instead of MB (mega-byte) in a printout I wonder why. Is there any particular reason for using the abbreviations that are used? Most of the time it isn't a problem as mb aren't all that common but it is a possible value for data transfers. /Michael -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "elasticsearch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [elasticsearch+unsubscribe@googlegroups.com](mailto:elasticsearch+unsubscribe@googlegroups.com). To view this discussion on the web visit [https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/elasticsearch/7b05f233-b2db-4160-9db0-7ea4e6831548%40googlegroups.com](https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/elasticsearch/7b05f233-b2db-4160-9db0-7ea4e6831548%40googlegroups.com). For more options, visit [https://groups.google.com/d/optout](https://groups.google.com/d/optout). ---
**Author:** ![warkolm](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/warkolm/32/39224_2.png) [@warkolm](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/warkolm)\ **Post date:** [April 29, 2014, 8:17am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/unit-usage/17251/2 "2014-04-29T08:17:16Z")
Where exactly are you seeing this? Regards, Mark Walkom Infrastructure Engineer Campaign Monitor email: [markw@campaignmonitor.com](mailto:markw@campaignmonitor.com) web: [www.campaignmonitor.com](http://www.campaignmonitor.com) On 29 April 2014 17:43, Michael Salmon [michael.salmon@inovia.nu](mailto:michael.salmon@inovia.nu) wrote: > Every time I see mb (milli-bit) instead of MB (mega-byte) in a printout I > wonder why. Is there any particular reason for using the abbreviations that > are used? Most of the time it isn't a problem as mb aren't all that common > but it is a possible value for data transfers. > > /Michael > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "elasticsearch" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [elasticsearch+unsubscribe@googlegroups.com](mailto:elasticsearch+unsubscribe@googlegroups.com). > To view this discussion on the web visit > [https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/elasticsearch/7b05f233-b2db-4160-9db0-7ea4e6831548%40googlegroups.com](https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/elasticsearch/7b05f233-b2db-4160-9db0-7ea4e6831548%40googlegroups.com)[https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/elasticsearch/7b05f233-b2db-4160-9db0-7ea4e6831548%40googlegroups.com?utm\_medium=email&utm\_source=footer](https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/elasticsearch/7b05f233-b2db-4160-9db0-7ea4e6831548%40googlegroups.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer) > . > For more options, visit [https://groups.google.com/d/optout](https://groups.google.com/d/optout). -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "elasticsearch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [elasticsearch+unsubscribe@googlegroups.com](mailto:elasticsearch+unsubscribe@googlegroups.com). To view this discussion on the web visit [https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/elasticsearch/CAEM624YP%2BMX6dHApb%3D6iY6s5qoxt%2BjzYhhgef%3DYoas8E63PK3A%40mail.gmail.com](https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/elasticsearch/CAEM624YP%2BMX6dHApb%3D6iY6s5qoxt%2BjzYhhgef%3DYoas8E63PK3A%40mail.gmail.com). For more options, visit [https://groups.google.com/d/optout](https://groups.google.com/d/optout). ---
**Author:** ![Michael\_Salmon](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/michael_salmon/32/5330_2.png) [@Michael\_Salmon](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Michael_Salmon)\ **Post date:** [April 29, 2014, 8:39am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/unit-usage/17251/3 "2014-04-29T08:39:53Z")
Here is a recent entry in my log: updating [indices.recovery.max\_bytes\_per\_sec] from [20mb] to [250mb] You can also see it throughout the guide e.g. [Elasticsearch Platform — Find real-time answers at scale | Elastic](http://www.elasticsearch.org/guide/en/elasticsearch/reference/current/index-modules-translog.html) On Tuesday, 29 April 2014 10:17:16 UTC+2, Mark Walkom wrote: > Where exactly are you seeing this? > > Regards, > Mark Walkom > > Infrastructure Engineer > Campaign Monitor > email: [ma...@campaignmonitor.com](mailto:ma...@campaignmonitor.com) \ > web: [www.campaignmonitor.com](http://www.campaignmonitor.com) > > On 29 April 2014 17:43, Michael Salmon \ > > > wrote: > > > Every time I see mb (milli-bit) instead of MB (mega-byte) in a printout I > > wonder why. Is there any particular reason for using the abbreviations that > > are used? Most of the time it isn't a problem as mb aren't all that common > > but it is a possible value for data transfers. > > > > /Michael > > > > -- > > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > > "elasticsearch" group. > > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > > email to [elasticsearc...@googlegroups.com](mailto:elasticsearc...@googlegroups.com) \. > > To view this discussion on the web visit > > [https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/elasticsearch/7b05f233-b2db-4160-9db0-7ea4e6831548%40googlegroups.com](https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/elasticsearch/7b05f233-b2db-4160-9db0-7ea4e6831548%40googlegroups.com)[https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/elasticsearch/7b05f233-b2db-4160-9db0-7ea4e6831548%40googlegroups.com?utm\_medium=email&utm\_source=footer](https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/elasticsearch/7b05f233-b2db-4160-9db0-7ea4e6831548%40googlegroups.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer) > > . > > For more options, visit [https://groups.google.com/d/optout](https://groups.google.com/d/optout). -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "elasticsearch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [elasticsearch+unsubscribe@googlegroups.com](mailto:elasticsearch+unsubscribe@googlegroups.com). To view this discussion on the web visit [https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/elasticsearch/61b1d798-6d6d-495c-870b-c37e610eba77%40googlegroups.com](https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/elasticsearch/61b1d798-6d6d-495c-870b-c37e610eba77%40googlegroups.com). For more options, visit [https://groups.google.com/d/optout](https://groups.google.com/d/optout). ---
**Author:** ![system](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/original/3X/1/a/1ac57faf039f6b580b3f104ef42a2a89e41014de.png) [@system](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/system)\ **Post date:** [July 6, 2017, 1:32am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/unit-usage/17251/4 "2017-07-06T01:32:52Z")
Closed on July 6, 2017, 1:32am UTC