gigabyte
noun
giga·byte
ˈji-gə-ˌbīt 
ˈgi-
ˈgi-
: 1024 megabytes or 1,073,741,824 bytes
also
: one billion bytes
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The iPhone 16 Pro with 256 gigabytes of storage started at $1,099, and the iPhone 17 Pro with 256 gigabytes of storage will start at $1,099.
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Clare Duffy, CNN Money, 9 Sep. 2025
Each iPhone 17 model comes with 256 gigabytes of memory.
—Max Zahn, ABC News, 9 Sep. 2025
Media outlets also reported that the threat actor claimed to have stolen approximately 460 gigabytes of data from Columbia's systems.
—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 6 Sep. 2025
An exabyte is equal to 1 billion gigabytes.
—Ari Levy, CNBC, 28 Aug. 2025
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Clare Duffy, CNN Money, 9 Sep. 2025
Each iPhone 17 model comes with 256 gigabytes of memory.
—Max Zahn, ABC News, 9 Sep. 2025
Media outlets also reported that the threat actor claimed to have stolen approximately 460 gigabytes of data from Columbia's systems.
—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 6 Sep. 2025
An exabyte is equal to 1 billion gigabytes.
—Ari Levy, CNBC, 28 Aug. 2025
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“Gigabyte.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/gigabyte. Accessed 15 Sep. 2025.
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gigabyte
noun
giga·byte
-ˌbīt
: 1,073,741,824 bytes
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