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Definition of Gigabyte

1. Noun. A unit of information equal to 1000 megabytes or 10^9 (1,000,000,000) bytes.

2. Noun. A unit of information equal to 1024 mebibytes or 2^30 (1,073,741,824) bytes.

Definition of Gigabyte

1. Noun. (context: SI) 10⁹, one billion (1,000,000,000) bytes, as opposed to a gibibyte. SI symbol: GB ¹

2. Noun. (context: computing colloquial) Imprecisely, a gibibyte or 1024³ (1,073,741,824) bytes. SI symbol: GiB, computing symbol: GB. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Gigabyte

1. 1,073,741,824 bytes [n -S]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Gigabyte

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gigabases gigabel gigabels gigabit gigabits gigabyte (current term) gigabytes gigacycle gigacycle per second gigacycles

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