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gibibyte

Noun CEFR B2
ˈɡɪbɪˌbaɪt

Definitions

Strictly, 2³⁰ (1024³, or 1,073,741,824) bytes or 2¹⁰ (1024) mebibytes, as opposed to a gigabyte.

Equivalents

Françaisgibioctet
DeutschGibibyte
Italianogibibyte
6 more languages
Esperantogibibitoko
ქართულიგიბიბაიტი
Русскийгибиба́йт

Examples

“In the example above, it appears that using gigabytes inflates the drive capacity by well over one gigabyte (or gibibytetake your pick).”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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