Gibibit
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The gibibit is a multiple of the bit, a unit of information, prefixed by the standards-based multiplier gibi (symbol Gi), a binary prefix meaning 230.[1][2] The unit symbol of the gibibit is Gibit.
The gibibit is closely related to the gigabit, the corresponding unit using the metric prefix giga, which is 109 bits.
See also
References
- ↑ International Electrotechnical Commission, IEC 60027-2 (2000-11) Ed. 2.0
- ↑ A.J. Thor (2000). "Prefixes for binary multiples" (PDF). Metrologica. 37 (81): 81. doi:10.1088/0026-1394/37/1/12.
- ↑ Definitions of the SI units: The binary prefixes
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