gigabit

English

Alternative forms

• Gbit

Etymology

giga- +‎ bit

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɡɪɡəbɪt/
• IPA^(key): /ˈɡɪɡəbɪt/, /ˈdʒɪɡəbɪt/

Noun

gigabit (plural gigabits)

1. 10⁹ bits, a thousand million (1,000,000,000) bits.
2. 2³⁰ (1,073,741,824) bits.

Synonyms

• (2³⁰): gibibit

Related terms

• gigabyte

Translations

10⁹ bits

• Esperanto: gigabito
• Finnish: gigabitti
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• Georgian: გიგაბიტი (gigabiṭi)

20³⁰ bits

• Finnish: gigabitti
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Italian

Etymology

giga- +‎ bit

Noun

gigabit m (uncountable)

1. gigabit

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Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from English gigabit.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌʒiɡaˈbit͡ʃ(i)/, /ˌʒiɡaˈbit(i)/

Noun

gigabit m (plural s)

1. (computing) gigabit (one billion bits)

Synonyms

• Abbreviations: Gbit, Gb

Coordinate terms

• Multiples of the bit: kilobit, megabit, gigabit, terabit, petabit, exabit, zettabit, yottabit

Related terms

• gigabyte
• gibibit