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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According to a recent report from Israeli cybersecurity firm Gambit Security, hackers last month used Claude, the chatbot from Anthropic, to steal 150 gigabytes of data from Mexican government agencies.
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Los Angeles Times, 5 Mar. 2026
The smartphone includes 256 gigabytes of storage, Apple's new A19 chip, a 48-megapixel Fusion camera and MagSafe wireless charging via USB-C, according to an Apple news release.
—Greta Cross, USA Today, 4 Mar. 2026
The base model comes with 256 gigabytes of storage, while a version priced $100 higher doubles that capacity and adds Touch ID.
—Mackenzie Sigalos, CNBC, 4 Mar. 2026
The machine comes with 8 gigabytes of memory, or RAM, a 6 core CPU, or main processor, and 5 core GPU, or graphics component, with no upgrades available.
—Bloomberg, Mercury News, 4 Mar. 2026
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Los Angeles Times, 5 Mar. 2026
The smartphone includes 256 gigabytes of storage, Apple's new A19 chip, a 48-megapixel Fusion camera and MagSafe wireless charging via USB-C, according to an Apple news release.
—Greta Cross, USA Today, 4 Mar. 2026
The base model comes with 256 gigabytes of storage, while a version priced $100 higher doubles that capacity and adds Touch ID.
—Mackenzie Sigalos, CNBC, 4 Mar. 2026
The machine comes with 8 gigabytes of memory, or RAM, a 6 core CPU, or main processor, and 5 core GPU, or graphics component, with no upgrades available.
—Bloomberg, Mercury News, 4 Mar. 2026
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gigabyte
noun
giga·byte
-ˌbīt
: 1,073,741,824 bytes
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