"gigabit" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈɡɪɡəbɪt/ [UK], /ˈɡɪɡəbɪt/ [US], /ˈd͡ʒɪɡəbɪt/ [US] Forms: gigabits [plural]
Etymology: From giga- + bit. Etymology templates: {{af|en|giga-|bit}} giga- + bit Head templates: {{en-noun}} gigabit (plural gigabits)
  1. (computing) One billion (10⁹, or 1,000,000,000) bits or 1,000 megabits. Categories (topical): Computing Translations (109 bits): gigabit [masculine] (Czech), gigabito (Esperanto), gigabitti (Finnish), გიგაბიტი (gigabiṭi) (Georgian), गिगाबिट (gigābiṭ) [masculine] (Marathi), gigabit [masculine] (Polish), гигаби́т (gigabít) [masculine] (Russian), กิกะบิต (Thai), จิกะบิต (Thai) Translations (2030 bits): gigabitti (Finnish), गिगाबिट (gigābiṭ) [masculine] (Marathi)
    Sense id: en-gigabit-en-noun-OP~S1Jv2 Topics: computing, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, sciences Disambiguation of '109 bits': 73 27 Disambiguation of '2030 bits': 83 17
  2. (computing, informal) a gibibit. Tags: informal Categories (topical): Computing, Computing Coordinate_terms (Next): terabit Coordinate_terms (Previous): megabit
    Sense id: en-gigabit-en-noun-ez4KFJ8R Disambiguation of Computing: 42 58 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with giga-, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 5 entries, Pages with entries, Terms with Czech translations, Terms with Esperanto translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with Georgian translations, Terms with Marathi translations, Terms with Polish translations, Terms with Russian translations, Terms with Thai translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 41 59 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with giga-: 40 60 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 22 78 Disambiguation of Pages with 5 entries: 38 62 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 38 62 Disambiguation of Terms with Czech translations: 31 69 Disambiguation of Terms with Esperanto translations: 26 74 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 27 73 Disambiguation of Terms with Georgian translations: 25 75 Disambiguation of Terms with Marathi translations: 29 71 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 27 73 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 24 76 Disambiguation of Terms with Thai translations: 27 73 Topics: computing, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, sciences Disambiguation of 'Next': 40 60 Disambiguation of 'Previous': 42 58
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: Gbit Derived forms: gigabit city, subgigabit Related terms: gibibyte, gigabyte

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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