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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Its other specs include 12 gigabytes of RAM and 256 gigabytes of internal storage, as well as a 50-megapixel main camera.
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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
That left Hopkins with 2 million gigabytes of data to sift through and edit.
—Jazz Tangcay, Variety, 5 June 2025
After refusing to allow authorities to search his phone, Durham bought another phone two days later and destroyed his old one, while also deleting about 37 gigabytes of data in his Dropbox account, prosecutors said.
—Jennifer Rodriguez, Kansas City Star, 9 Apr. 2025
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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
That left Hopkins with 2 million gigabytes of data to sift through and edit.
—Jazz Tangcay, Variety, 5 June 2025
After refusing to allow authorities to search his phone, Durham bought another phone two days later and destroyed his old one, while also deleting about 37 gigabytes of data in his Dropbox account, prosecutors said.
—Jennifer Rodriguez, Kansas City Star, 9 Apr. 2025
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“Gigabyte.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/gigabyte. Accessed 29 Jun. 2025.
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gigabyte
noun
giga·byte
-ˌbīt
: 1,073,741,824 bytes
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