gigabyte
Americannoun
noun
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A unit of computer memory or data storage capacity equal to 1,024 megabytes (2 30 bytes).
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One billion bytes.
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Vocabulary lists containing gigabyte
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The adoption of 5G leads to lower costs per gigabyte, as it offers higher data throughput.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 2, 2026
For every one gigabyte of HBM, the memory makers lose the capacity for three gigabytes of DDR memory, a ratio that is set to rise with the next generation of HBM.
From Barron's ● Dec. 19, 2025
Pricing will be crucial in India, where mobile data is among the cheapest globally - just 12 cents per gigabyte, according to Modi.
From BBC ● Oct. 22, 2024
The company plans four tiers of service, with equal speeds for uploads and downloads: $65 a month for 500 Mbps, $75 for 1 gigabyte per second, $85 for 2 Gbps, and $99 for small-business connections.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 9, 2024
Why was Bobbie Lyles importing ridiculous amounts of data into her home, into her back bedroom, specifically; way more data than that crappy desktop dinosaur PC with its half a gigabyte of RAM could handle?
From "Burning Blue" by Paul Griffin
Simulating 50 qubits, however, requires around 2 petabytes of memory, which equals roughly two million gigabytes.
From Science Daily ● May 11, 2026
The entry level desktop computer now starts at $799, and comes with 512 gigabytes of storage.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 1, 2026
However, this design also has limitations: the 44 gigabytes of memory on each chip can accommodate only smaller, less complex models than competing setups, such as Nvidia’s 72-GPU servers.
From Barron's ● Apr. 20, 2026
As conversations get longer, the memory required becomes enormous — hundreds of gigabytes per session.
From MarketWatch ● Apr. 6, 2026
Obviously media companies would pay dearly to know which homes were gobbling up lots of gigabytes, and then push their products there.
From "Burning Blue" by Paul Griffin
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