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gibibyte

/ˈɡɪbɪˌbaɪt/

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

Noun

gibibyte (plural gibibytes)

  1. Strictly, 2³⁰ (1024³, or 1,073,741,824) bytes or 2¹⁰ (1024) mebibytes, as opposed to a gigabyte.
    • In the example above, it appears that using gigabytes inflates the drive capacity by well over one gigabyte (or gibibyte—take your pick).2004, Carla Schroder, Linux Cookbook: Practical Advice for Linux System Administrators, O'Reilly, →ISBN
    Synonyms:
    GiB

gibibyte meaning in Bengali

gibibyte in Bengali

বা ১, ০৭৩, ৭৪১, ২ মেবিবাইট

Synonyms of gibibyte

Forms of gibibyte

pluralgibibytes

Origin of gibibyte

From gibi- + byte.

Questions about gibibyte

What does gibibyte mean?
Gibibyte means strictly, 2³⁰ (1024³, or 1,073,741,824) bytes or 2¹⁰ (1024) mebibytes, as opposed to a gigabyte.
What is gibibyte in Bengali?
Gibibyte in Bengali is বা ১, ০৭৩, ৭৪১. See Gibibyte meaning in Bengali.
What part of speech is gibibyte?
Gibibyte is a noun.
How do you pronounce gibibyte?
Gibibyte is pronounced /ˈɡɪbɪˌbaɪt/.
What is the plural of gibibyte?
The plural of gibibyte is gibibytes.

Words near gibibyte in the dictionary

  1. gibeth
  2. gibfish
  3. gibi-
  4. gibibit
  5. gibibits
  6. gibibyte
  7. gibibytes
  8. gibing
  9. gibingly
  10. gibings
  11. Gibit

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