gig‧a‧byte /ˈɡɪɡəbaɪt/
noun [countable] (
written abbreviation GB or Gb)
[
Date: 1900-2000;
Language: Greek;
Origin: gigas ( ⇒ gigantic) + English byte]
a unit for measuring computer information, equal to 1,024
megabytes, and used less exactly to mean a
billion bytes
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