"gigaword" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

IPA: /ˈɡɪɡəˌwɜːrd/, /ˈdʒɪɡəˌwɜːrd/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-gigaword.wav Forms: gigawords [plural]
Etymology: From giga- + word. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|giga|word}} giga- + word Head templates: {{en-noun}} gigaword (plural gigawords)
  1. (computing) A unit of storage or capacity equal to (or 2³⁰ = 1,073,741,824) words. It is given the "giga" prefix because of the relative proximity of this value to 10⁹.

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