giga-

American  

1. a combining form meaning “billion,” used in the formation of compound words.

   gigabyte.

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giga- British  

/ ˈɡaɪɡə, ˈɡɪɡə /

combining form

1.  G.  denoting 10 ⁹

   gigavolt

2. (in computer technology) denoting 2 ³⁰

   gigabyte

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giga– Scientific  

1. A prefix that means:

2. One billion (10 ⁹), as in gigahertz, one billion hertz.

3. 2 ³⁰ (that is, 1,073,741,824), which is the power of 2 closest to a billion, as in gigabyte.

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Etymology

Origin of giga-

From the Greek word gígās giant

Example Sentences

At its Giga Texas factory in Austin, the automaker has been staffing up and bringing in new machines to begin making the Cybercab in April.

From The Wall Street Journal

But the union came in second place, according to results released late Wednesday, behind the management-aligned "Giga United" list.

From Barron's

Datasection announced in August that an initial shipment of servers from Taiwan-based Giga Computing, equipped with Nvidia Blackwell B200 chips, had arrived at its Osaka data center.

From Barron's

A Giga representative declined to comment on behalf of the company.

From Barron's

Gabriel Samuel, 21, visiting from Stockholm waited for his Giga Burger in a booth.

From Los Angeles Times