I too learned that terminology at university almost 20 years ago. Haven't heard it used like that since. Yes, precise language would be useful for communication, but in this case it feels like a lost cause. Nobody uses these terms like that.
Yeah - it feels a bit like "Mebibyte". Sure, it's technically the correct name of a base-2 Megabyte. But people just use "Megabyte" and use context to figure out if people mean base-10 or base-2.
The problem is that people writing norms are (typically) people without any contact with reality. In theory they are great. No place in practice. Best example iso stack vs. Tcp/ip
My unprincipled compromise is that I spell it MiB and pronounce it 'megabyte'. Spoken language is lousy with ambiguity already, I can't recall a time when I've ever had to clarify which I meant in conversation.
