gigabit

noun

giga·​bit ˈji-gə-ˌbit How to pronounce gigabit (audio) ˈgi- How to pronounce gigabit (audio)
: one billion bits

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Alphabet says the system can transmit data at 20 gigabits per second over 20 km, extending traditional fibre-optics networks with minimal construction and lower costs. Michael Teo Van Runkle, Ars Technica, 17 Mar. 2025 The detail offers a glimpse at how SpaceX plans on eventually rolling out 1 gigabit and 2 gigabit download speeds to Starlink subscribers when typically speeds have been closer to 100 to 200Mbps in the US. Michael Kan, PCMAG, 3 Jan. 2025 With residential fiber internet service plans now ramping up to multiple gigabits per second, Wi-Fi 7 will certainly feel fast enough to make full use of your home internet connection for several years to come. PCMAG, 11 Mar. 2025 In fact, absent a dramatic change in consumer tech and broadband usage patterns, data-rate demand appears set to top out below 1 billion bits per second (1 gigabit per second) in just a few years. IEEE Spectrum, 9 Feb. 2025 See All Example Sentences for gigabit

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First Known Use

1970, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of gigabit was in 1970

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“Gigabit.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/gigabit. Accessed 2 Apr. 2025.

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