gibibyte

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/ˈɡɪbɪˌbaɪt/

noun

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

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Meanings

noungibibyte (plural gibibytes)

plural gibibytes

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

    In the example above, it appears that using gigabytes inflates the drive capacity by well over one gigabyte (or gibibyte—take your pick).

    2004, Carla Schroder, Linux Cookbook: Practical Advice for Linux System Administrators, O'Reilly, →ISBN

    Synonyms: GiB

Synonyms & antonyms

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

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GiB

More synonyms by meaning

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

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Broader
computer memory unit
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Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

From gibi- + byte.

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Translations

Chinese Mandarin 吉比字節 /吉比字节, GiB
  • 吉比字節 /吉比字节230 bytes
  • GiB230 bytes
Esperanto gibibitoko
  • gibibitoko230 bytes
Finnish gibitavu
  • gibitavu230 bytes
French gibioctet
  • gibioctet230 bytes
German Gibibyte
  • Gibibyte230 bytes
Italian gibibyte
  • gibibyte230 bytes
Japanese ギビバイト
  • ギビバイト (gibibaito)230 bytes
Korean 기비바이트
  • 기비바이트 (gibibaiteu)230 bytes
Russian гибиба́йт
  • гибиба́йт (gibibájt)230 bytes
Cite this entry
APA

gibibyte. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/gibibyte

MLA

“gibibyte.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/gibibyte. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “gibibyte,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/gibibyte.

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