gigabyte
noun
giga·byte
ˈji-gə-ˌbīt 
ˈgi-
ˈgi-
: 1024 megabytes or 1,073,741,824 bytes
also
: one billion bytes
Examples of gigabyte in a Sentence
Recent Examples on the Web
Courtesy of Google Every Google account comes with 15 gigabytes of free cloud storage shared across Google Drive, Google Photos, and Gmail.
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Simon Hill, WIRED, 17 Mar. 2024
Storage Most digital frames typically have a small memory built into it, with many beginning at about 4 gigabytes.
—Rebecca Jones, Southern Living, 10 Jan. 2024
The model that includes 16 gigabytes costs an extra $500.
—Brian X. Chen, New York Times, 31 Jan. 2024
Apple left, but an iPhone 15 Pro Max with 512 gigabytes sells for the ruble equivalent of $1,950 on Russia's Wildberries retail site, about what the phone sells for in Germany.
—David McHugh and Vladimir Isachenkov, Quartz, 12 Mar. 2024
The base models on both sizes have 8 gigabytes of unified memory and 256 gigabytes of storage.
—Brenda Stolyar, WIRED, 4 Mar. 2024
An extra $120 to get 512 gigabytes to hold more photos and apps.
—Brian X. Chen, New York Times, 31 Jan. 2024
Apple left, but an iPhone 15 Pro Max with 512 gigabytes sells for the ruble equivalent of $1,950 on Russia’s Wildberries retail site, about what the phone sells for in Germany.
—David McHugh, Fortune Europe, 12 Mar. 2024
This model features a 7-inch display, an improved kickstand, and 64 gigabytes of internal storage.
—Louryn Strampe, WIRED, 10 Mar. 2024
Simon Hill, WIRED, 17 Mar. 2024
Storage Most digital frames typically have a small memory built into it, with many beginning at about 4 gigabytes.
—Rebecca Jones, Southern Living, 10 Jan. 2024
The model that includes 16 gigabytes costs an extra $500.
—Brian X. Chen, New York Times, 31 Jan. 2024
Apple left, but an iPhone 15 Pro Max with 512 gigabytes sells for the ruble equivalent of $1,950 on Russia's Wildberries retail site, about what the phone sells for in Germany.
—David McHugh and Vladimir Isachenkov, Quartz, 12 Mar. 2024
The base models on both sizes have 8 gigabytes of unified memory and 256 gigabytes of storage.
—Brenda Stolyar, WIRED, 4 Mar. 2024
An extra $120 to get 512 gigabytes to hold more photos and apps.
—Brian X. Chen, New York Times, 31 Jan. 2024
Apple left, but an iPhone 15 Pro Max with 512 gigabytes sells for the ruble equivalent of $1,950 on Russia’s Wildberries retail site, about what the phone sells for in Germany.
—David McHugh, Fortune Europe, 12 Mar. 2024
This model features a 7-inch display, an improved kickstand, and 64 gigabytes of internal storage.
—Louryn Strampe, WIRED, 10 Mar. 2024
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gigabyte
noun
giga·byte
-ˌbīt
: 1,073,741,824 bytes
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