GIGABIT

gigabit, Gbit, Gb

(noun) a unit of information equal to 1000 megabits or 10^9 (1,000,000,000) bits

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

gigabit (plural gigabits)

109 bits, a thousand million (1,000,000,000) bits.

230 (1,073,741,824) bits.

Synonyms

• (230): gibibit

Source: Wiktionary



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