gibibyte vs gigabyte what difference
what is difference between gibibyte and gigabyte
English
Etymology
gibi- + byte
Noun
gibibyte (plural gibibytes)
- (computing) Strictly, 230 (1,073,741,824) bytes, as opposed to a gigabyte.
Translations
References
- The IEC explanation of its definitions
English
Etymology
giga- + byte
Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA(key): /ˈɡɪɡəbaɪt/
- (US) IPA(key): /ˈɡɪɡəbaɪt/, /ˈdʒɪɡəbaɪt/
Noun
gigabyte (plural gigabytes)
- (SI) 109, one billion (1,000,000,000) bytes. SI symbol: GB
- 1981, IBM, IBM 3380 Direct Access Storage Description and User’s Guide, page 1
- The IBM 3380 Direct Access Storage is a disk storage device with a storage capacity of 2.5 gigabytes (billion bytes) per unit, an increase of almost four times the capacity of the IBM 3350 Direct Access Storage.
- 1981, IBM, IBM 3380 Direct Access Storage Description and User’s Guide, page 1
- (computing) a gibibyte or 10243 (1,073,741,824) bytes.
Synonyms
- GB, ㎇
- gig
Coordinate terms
- Previous: megabyte
- Next: terabyte
Related terms
- gibibyte
- gigabit
Translations
References
- The IEC explanation of its definitions
Czech
Alternative forms
- gigabajt
Etymology
giga- + byte
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈɡɪɡabajt]
Noun
gigabyte m
- gigabyte
Further reading
- byte in Akademický slovník cizích slov, 1995, at prirucka.ujc.cas.cz
Italian
Etymology
giga- + byte
Noun
gigabyte m (invariable)
- (computing) gigabyte
Portuguese
Etymology
Borrowed from English gigabyte.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˌʒiɡaˈbajt(ʃ)(i)/
Noun
gigabyte m (plural gigabytes)
- (computing) gigabyte (one billion bytes)
Synonyms
- Abbreviations: GB, giga
Coordinate terms
- Multiples of the byte: kilobyte, megabyte, gigabyte, terabyte, petabyte, exabyte, zettabyte, yottabyte
Related terms
- gigabit
- gibibyte
Spanish
Noun
gigabyte m (plural gigabytes)
- gigabyte
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