gigabyte

American  

[gig-uh-bahyt, jig-] / ˈgɪg əˌbaɪt, ˈdʒɪg- /

noun

Computers.

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

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gigabyte British  

/ ˈɡaɪɡəˌbaɪt, ˈɡɪɡəˌbaɪt /

noun

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

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gigabyte Scientific  

/ gĭg′ə-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

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Etymology

Origin of gigabyte

giga- + byte

Example Sentences

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

It started to limit the amount of free storage it offers to 5 gigabytes.

From Los Angeles Times

Together, these archives now hold about 100 petabytes of information -- roughly equivalent to the total amount of text found across the entire internet, with a single petabyte equaling one million gigabytes.

From Science Daily

The company said the new servers will incorporate AI accelerator cards using its Hexagon NPU technology that can support up to 768 gigabytes of memory.

From Barron's

The app's parent company Snap announced in September it would start charging people if they have more than five gigabytes worth of previously shared images and videos saved as Memories.

From BBC