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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In 2009, research found that the average person takes in around 34 gigabytes of information each day—imagine how much that number has grown since.
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Lauren Crystal, Forbes.com, 9 May 2025
Google has its own such index, which contains hundreds of billions of webpages and is over 100,000,000 gigabytes, according to court documents.
—Jaclyn Diaz, NPR, 29 Apr. 2025
Its other specs include 12 gigabytes of RAM and 256 gigabytes of internal storage, as well as a 50-megapixel main camera.
—Kevin Breuninger, CNBC, 16 June 2025
Unlimited Online Photo Storage Prime members get access to unlimited full-resolution photo storage, and 5 gigabytes of video storage as well.
—Louryn Strampe, Wired News, 13 June 2025
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Lauren Crystal, Forbes.com, 9 May 2025
Google has its own such index, which contains hundreds of billions of webpages and is over 100,000,000 gigabytes, according to court documents.
—Jaclyn Diaz, NPR, 29 Apr. 2025
Its other specs include 12 gigabytes of RAM and 256 gigabytes of internal storage, as well as a 50-megapixel main camera.
—Kevin Breuninger, CNBC, 16 June 2025
Unlimited Online Photo Storage Prime members get access to unlimited full-resolution photo storage, and 5 gigabytes of video storage as well.
—Louryn Strampe, Wired News, 13 June 2025
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“Gigabyte.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/gigabyte. Accessed 5 Jul. 2025.
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gigabyte
noun
giga·byte
-ˌbīt
: 1,073,741,824 bytes
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