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gibibyte

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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Pronunciation

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  • /ˈɡɪbɪˌbaɪt/
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noun

Meaning 1

Strictly, 230 (10243, or 1,073,741,824) bytes or 210 (1024) mebibytes, as opposed to a gigabyte.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: computing, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, sciences

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

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noun

Meaning 2

a unit of information equal to 1024 mebibytes or 2^30 (1,073,741,824) bytes

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: gigabyte, G, GB, GiB

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: computer memory unit

History

Etymology

From gibi- + byte.

Across languages

Translations

11 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Chinese Mandarin: 吉比字節 /吉比字节 — 230 bytes
  • Chinese Mandarin: GiB — 230 bytes
  • Esperanto: gibibitoko — 230 bytes
  • Finnish: gibitavu — 230 bytes
  • French: gibioctet — 230 bytes
  • Georgian: გიბიბაიტი (gibibaiṭi) — 230 bytes
  • German: Gibibyte — 230 bytes
  • Italian: gibibyte — 230 bytes
  • Japanese: ギビバイト (gibibaito) — 230 bytes
  • Korean: 기비바이트 (gibibaiteu) — 230 bytes
  • Russian: гибиба́йт (gibibájt) — 230 bytes