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giga-

 
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a combining form meaning “billion,” used in the formation of compound words: gigabyte.
Origin:
< Gk gígās giant
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  1. One billion (109): gigahertz.

  2. 1,073,741,824 (230): gigabyte.


[From Greek gigās, giant.]
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Medical Dictionary

giga- pref.
One billion (109): gigahertz.

The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary
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Computing Dictionary

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The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing, © 1993-2007 Denis Howe
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