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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See Note at megabyte
Etymology
Origin of gigabyte
Vocabulary lists containing gigabyte
Computer Science and Technology - Middle School
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Example Sentences
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PrismML’s Bonsai 8B model reduces memory to 1 gigabyte, boosts processing speeds by eight times, and raised $16.25 million.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 31, 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
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