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gigabyte

Pronunciation: /ˈgɪgəbʌɪt, ˈdʒ-/

(abbreviation: Gb or GB)

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noun

Computing

a unit of information equal to one thousand million (10⁹) or, strictly, 2³⁰ bytes.

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