gigabyte

noun

giga·​byte ˈji-gə-ˌbīt  ˈgi- 

: 1024 megabytes or 1,073,741,824 bytes

also : one billion bytes

Examples of gigabyte in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The iPhone Duo starts at $1,999, with storage capacities ranging from 256 gigabytes to 2 terabytes. — Amaris Encinas, USA Today, 9 Sep. 2026

Related Stories The iPhone Duo is priced starting at $1,999 with 256 gigabytes of storage, ranging up to $3,199 for a model with 2 terabytes. — Todd Spangler, Variety, 9 Sep. 2026

Cost One camera at a modest 2 megabits per second generates more than 20 gigabytes a day. — Krish Kumar, Forbes.com, 4 Sep. 2026

With some MacBooks offering just a few hundred gigabytes, and others offering multiple terabytes, this is one of the main areas of variance between the different laptops. — Bestreviews, Chicago Tribune, 19 Aug. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1975, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for gigabyte

• acolyte
• aconite
• allanite
• alunite
• amberlite
• ammonite
• amorite
• amphitrite
• analyte
• anchorite
• andesite
• anhydrite

Kids Definition

gigabyte

noun

giga·​byte -ˌbīt 

: 1,073,741,824 bytes