Might want to consider using the unambiguous term kibibyte instead.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kibibyte
It is a tradeoff, it avoids the need to explain which definition of kilo is used, at the cost of using a far less common term.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kibibyte
It is a tradeoff, it avoids the need to explain which definition of kilo is used, at the cost of using a far less common term.