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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These include processors with a total processing performance below 21,000 and total DRAM bandwidth under 6,500 gigabytes per second.
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Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 14 Jan. 2026
The satellite transfers up to 1,500 images daily and stores them on a 16-gigabyte SD card.
—Joanna Goodrich, IEEE Spectrum, 31 Dec. 2025
Despite the gigabytes of information, this phase of the Epstein files seems unlikely to put the Epstein conspiracy theorizing to bed.
—Charlie Warzel, The Atlantic, 20 Dec. 2025
So far, according to Khanna, the Justice Department has disclosed only one gigabyte of the material.
—Zac Anderson, USA Today, 19 Dec. 2025
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Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 14 Jan. 2026
The satellite transfers up to 1,500 images daily and stores them on a 16-gigabyte SD card.
—Joanna Goodrich, IEEE Spectrum, 31 Dec. 2025
Despite the gigabytes of information, this phase of the Epstein files seems unlikely to put the Epstein conspiracy theorizing to bed.
—Charlie Warzel, The Atlantic, 20 Dec. 2025
So far, according to Khanna, the Justice Department has disclosed only one gigabyte of the material.
—Zac Anderson, USA Today, 19 Dec. 2025
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“Gigabyte.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/gigabyte. Accessed 16 Jan. 2026.
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gigabyte
noun
giga·byte
-ˌbīt
: 1,073,741,824 bytes
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