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

Just remember, the included benefit only allows for 5 gigabytes of video files.

From The Wall Street Journal

This is a crucial piece to the puzzle, because production of one gigabyte of HBM supplants three gigabytes of other types of memory, worsening shortages down the line.

From Barron's

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