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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There are 256 gigabytes of storage, which is eight times more than the Switch.
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Jordan Moreau, Variety, 2 Apr. 2025
According to the binary conversion, one terabyte is equal to 1,024 gigabytes.
—Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 19 Mar. 2025
The lander beamed home a total of 119 gigabytes (GB) of data, including 51 GB of science information, before going dark as expected on Sunday at around 7:15 p.m. EDT (2315 GMT), according to Firefly.
—Mike Wall, Space.com, 17 Mar. 2025
Another key advantage, the CEO says, is Rebel’s 144 gigabytes of HBM3E memory capacity, a big leap over H100’s 80 gigabytes of HBM3.
—John Kang, Forbes.com, 15 Apr. 2025
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Jordan Moreau, Variety, 2 Apr. 2025
According to the binary conversion, one terabyte is equal to 1,024 gigabytes.
—Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 19 Mar. 2025
The lander beamed home a total of 119 gigabytes (GB) of data, including 51 GB of science information, before going dark as expected on Sunday at around 7:15 p.m. EDT (2315 GMT), according to Firefly.
—Mike Wall, Space.com, 17 Mar. 2025
Another key advantage, the CEO says, is Rebel’s 144 gigabytes of HBM3E memory capacity, a big leap over H100’s 80 gigabytes of HBM3.
—John Kang, Forbes.com, 15 Apr. 2025
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“Gigabyte.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/gigabyte. Accessed 18 May. 2025.
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gigabyte
noun
giga·byte
-ˌbīt
: 1,073,741,824 bytes
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