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Not sure who downvoted you, as you correct.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Decibel

Possible units (dropped by the article):

  dB SPL
  dB SIL
  dB SWL
  dB(A), dB(B), and dB(C)
  dB HL
  dB HL

Yeah should have included the link maybe. Possibly also lots of people don't know any better since 90% or more of the time the media reports about audio levels it's always plain 'decibel'. Even though that makes no sense whatsoever. It's like saying 'and now drive 1' without specifying a unit. Yet, I would have expected more from the average HN user with anough karma to downvote.

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