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gigabyte

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gig·a·byte  (gg-bt, jg-)
n.
1. A unit of computer memory or data storage capacity equal to 1,024 megabytes (230 bytes).
2. One billion bytes.

gigabyte [ˈgaɪgəˌbaɪt]
n
(Electronics & Computer Science / Computer Science) Computing one thousand and twenty-four megabytes See also giga- [2]

gigabyte  (gg-bt)
1. A unit of computer memory or data storage capacity equal to 1,024 megabytes (230 bytes).
2. One billion bytes. See Note at megabyte.
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.gigabytegigabyte - a unit of information equal to 1000 megabytes or 10^9 (1,000,000,000) bytes
GB, G
computer memory unit - a unit for measuring computer memory
megabyte, MB, M - a unit of information equal to 1000 kilobytes or 10^6 (1,000,000) bytes
terabyte, TB - a unit of information equal to 1000 gigabytes or 10^12 (1,000,000,000,000) bytes
2.gigabyte - a unit of information equal to 1024 mebibytes or 2^30 (1,073,741,824) bytes
computer memory unit - a unit for measuring computer memory
mebibyte, MiB, megabyte, MB, M - a unit of information equal to 1024 kibibytes or 2^20 (1,048,576) bytes
tebibyte, TiB, terabyte, TB - a unit of information equal to 1024 gibibytes or 2^40 (1,099,511,627,776) bytes
Translations
gigabyte [ˈdʒɪgəˌbaɪt] Ngigabyte m
gigabyte [ˈgɪgəbaɪt]
ngigaoctet m
modif
a ten-gigabyte hard drive → un disque dur de dix gigaoctets
gigabyte
n (Comput) → Gigabyte nt
gigabyte [ˈgaɪgəˌbaɪt] ngigabyte m inv
gigabyte [ˈgaɪgəˌbaɪt] ngigabyte m inv


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