gigabyte
noun[C]
computingspecializeduk/ˈɡɪɡ.ə.baɪt/us/ˈɡɪɡ.ə.baɪt/(written abbreviationGB,Gb);(alsogig)(alsogibibyte)
aunitofcomputerinformationconsisting of 1,024megabytes:
Gigabyte (GB) can be asynonymof gibibyte or can refer to 1,000,000,000bytes.
aunitofcomputerinformationconsisting of 1,000,000,000bytes:
It has ahigh-endATIgraphicsboard, a gigabyte ofRAM, and alargeharddrive.
- What is thecostof a gigabyte ofreliable, backed-up, broadband-connected-to-theInternetstorage?
- Gmailofferedone gigabyte ofstorageand anabilitytosearchone'smessages.
- Somephonecontractsofferas little as 500MB (0.5GB)permonthandstartfrom under £10permonth.
- There arecostlierdataplansthatoffercomparativelyvastallowancesof 20GB or as much as 30GB.
- Watching a 2hourmovieinstandarddefinitionuses up 1.9GB.
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- 3-D printing
- adaptive learning
- additive manufacturing
- addy
- aeroplane mode
- backup
- capture
- computing
- configuration
- importation
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- Turing Machine