gigabyte

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Pronunciation

/ˈɡɪɡəbaɪt/ (UK)

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/ˈɡɪɡəbaɪt/ (UK) · /ˈɡɪɡəbaɪt/ (US) · /ˈd͡ʒɪɡəbaɪt/ (US)

Definition of gigabyte

2 senses · 1 part of speech · etymology included

noun

(formal)One billion (10⁹, or 1,000,000,000) bytes or 1,000 megabytes.

“The IBM 3380 Direct Access Storage is a disk storage device with a storage capacity of 2.5 gigabytes (billion bytes) per unit, an increase of almost four times the capacity of the IBM 3350 Direct Access Storage.”
“It does not take much effort these days to accumulate several hundred gigabytes of data. A few hundred songs, a couple of vacations’ worth of photos, a dozen movies and television programs — and suddenly the 80 gigabyte hard drive in the notebook computer is straining.”
“In that trial, new customers can buy plans with a 5-gigabyte cap, a 20-gigabyte cap or a 40-gigabyte cap. Prices for those plans range from $30 to $50. Above the cap, customers pay $1 a gigabyte. Plans with higher caps come with faster service.”

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noun

(formal)One billion (10⁹, or 1,000,000,000) bytes or 1,000 megabytes.

“The IBM 3380 Direct Access Storage is a disk storage device with a storage capacity of 2.5 gigabytes (billion bytes) per unit, an increase of almost four times the capacity of the IBM 3350 Direct Access Storage.”
“It does not take much effort these days to accumulate several hundred gigabytes of data. A few hundred songs, a couple of vacations’ worth of photos, a dozen movies and television programs — and suddenly the 80 gigabyte hard drive in the notebook computer is straining.”
“In that trial, new customers can buy plans with a 5-gigabyte cap, a 20-gigabyte cap or a 40-gigabyte cap. Prices for those plans range from $30 to $50. Above the cap, customers pay $1 a gigabyte. Plans with higher caps come with faster service.”
(informal)A gibibyte.

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From giga- + byte.

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