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Meaning of gibibyte | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2
/ˈɡɪbɪˌbaɪt/

Definitions

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

Equivalents

Deutsch Gibibyte
Suomi gibitavu
Français gibioctet
Italiano gibibyte
日本語 ギビバイト
한국어 기비바이트
Русский гибиба́йт

Examples

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

CEFR level

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

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