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gibibyte
Gibibyte (noun) means Precisely 2³⁰ bytes (1,073,741,824), equal to 1024 mebibytes, as distinct from a gigabyte.
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Precisely 2³⁰ bytes (1,073,741,824), equal to 1024 mebibytes, as distinct from 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)."
— Carla Schroder, Linux Cookbook: Practical Advice for Linux System Administrators (2004)
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Etymology
Formed from gibi- and byte.
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What is the meaning of gibibyte?
"gibibyte" (noun) means precisely 2³⁰ bytes (1,073,741,824), equal to 1024 mebibytes, as distinct from a gigabyte.
What is another word for gibibyte?
Other words for "gibibyte" include G, GiB, gigabyte, GB.
