gigabit

English

Alternative forms

Gbit

Etymology

giga- +‎ bit

Pronunciation

(UK) IPA^(key): /ˈɡɪɡəbɪt/
(US) IPA^(key): /ˈɡɪɡəbɪt/, /ˈdʒɪɡəbɪt/

Noun

gigabit (plural gigabits)

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

Synonyms

(2³⁰): gibibit

Related terms

gigabyte

Translations

10⁹ bits

Esperanto: gigabito
Finnish: gigabitti

Georgian: გიგაბიტი (gigabiṭi)

20³⁰ bits

Finnish: gigabitti

Italian

Etymology

giga- +‎ bit

Noun

gigabit m (invariable)

gigabit

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from English gigabit.

Pronunciation

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

Noun

gigabit m (plural gigabits)

(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

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