Advertisement

Advertisement

gigabyte

[ gig-uh-bahyt, jig- ]

noun

, Computers.
  1. a measure of storage capacity equal to 2 30 (1024) bytes.


gigabyte

/ ˈɡaɪɡəˌbaɪt; ˈɡɪɡəˌbaɪt /

noun

  1. See giga-
    computing one thousand and twenty-four megabytes See also giga-


gigabyte

/ gĭgə-bīt′ /

  1. A unit of computer memory or data storage capacity equal to 1,024 megabytes (2 30 bytes).
  2. One billion bytes.
  3. See Note at megabyte


Discover More

Word History and Origins

Origin of gigabyte1

Discover More

Example Sentences

Humans generate millions of gigabytes of data each day, and one promising way to preserve it is to encode it in the nucleotides of DNA.

The average price per gigabyte in Tunisia though is 65 times that of a gigabyte in Israel.

From Quartz

It worked 10 years ago, but gigabytes turned into terabytes and now terabytes are turning into petabytes.

File sizes for larger maps can be more than a gigabyte, so make sure you have enough storage space on your phone.

The cost of a gigabyte of data across providers plunged to the equivalent of 26 cents, the cheapest in the world.

Users also require the bandwidth and patience to download large files (Flames of War is nearly a gigabyte).

Behold, the Gigabyte Age: A gigabyte is the speed at which the human eye processes data to the brain, making life look seamless.

Advertisement

Word of the Day

tortuous

[tawr-choo-uhs ]

Meaning and examples

Start each day with the Word of the Day in your inbox!

By clicking "Sign Up", you are accepting Dictionary.com Terms & Conditions and Privacy Policies.

Advertisement

Advertisement

Advertisement


gigabitgigacycle