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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Cloud providers are buying large supplies of memory to meet computing demand from companies that build AI models, such as Anthropic and OpenAI, leading to a rise in the cost per gigabyte of RAM this year.
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Jordan Novet, CNBC, 25 Nov. 2025
Each lap can generate up to 500 gigabytes of raw data, and a full test day may produce over 24 terabytes, almost equal to what Netflix streams globally in a single minute.
—Kapil Kajal, Interesting Engineering, 21 Nov. 2025
Some are more than a gigabyte in size.
—PC Magazine, 15 Nov. 2025
Instead of getting lost in gigabytes of error data, designers now spend time solving real problems.
—IEEE Spectrum, 30 Oct. 2025
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Jordan Novet, CNBC, 25 Nov. 2025
Each lap can generate up to 500 gigabytes of raw data, and a full test day may produce over 24 terabytes, almost equal to what Netflix streams globally in a single minute.
—Kapil Kajal, Interesting Engineering, 21 Nov. 2025
Some are more than a gigabyte in size.
—PC Magazine, 15 Nov. 2025
Instead of getting lost in gigabytes of error data, designers now spend time solving real problems.
—IEEE Spectrum, 30 Oct. 2025
See All Example Sentences for gigabyte
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“Gigabyte.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/gigabyte. Accessed 6 Dec. 2025.
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gigabyte
noun
giga·byte
-ˌbīt
: 1,073,741,824 bytes
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