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It is really not that difficult. Kilo is always thousand.
1.000 grams = 1 kilogram
1.000 meters = 1 kilometer
Maybe it’s harder for Americans with their fantasy units.
It wasn't/isn't. It's nothing to do with Americans. It was (and often still is) because of binary, as the article mentions.
2 8 16 32 64 128 256 512 1024.
So no, kilo is not always a thousand when dealing with computers.