gigabit

noun

giga·​bit ˈji-gə-ˌbit  ˈgi- 

: one billion bits

Examples of gigabit in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Today, even personal homes can have from 1 to even 10 gigabit internet. — Joseph States, Chicago Tribune, 28 Apr. 2026

The company is in the process of migrating to technology that will enable upload and download speeds of up to 10 gigabits per second. — Brooks Decillia, Encyclopedia Britannica, 12 May 2026

Data rates sit between 1 Kb/s and 100 Kb/s, far below the gigabit speeds optical systems can achieve in ideal conditions. — Omar Kardoudi june 06, New Atlas, 6 June 2026

By using link aggregation, users can achieve combined throughputs of up to 1,010 MB/s, which is some 10 times faster than using standard gigabit Ethernet. — Mark Sparrow, Forbes.com, 23 June 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1970, in the meaning defined above