English Explanatory Dictionary

gigabyte

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. One billion (10⁹, or 1,000,000,000) bytes or 1,000 megabytes.
  2. A gibibyte.

Pronunciation

/ˈɡɪɡəbaɪt/ /ˈd͡ʒɪɡəbaɪt/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-gigabyte.wav

Word forms

gigabyte gigabytes

Etymology

From giga- + byte.

Synonyms

GB gig

Related words

gibibit gibibyte gigabit

Derived words

multigigabyte subgigabyte
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