gigabit

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UK/ˈɡɪɡəbɪt/US/ˈd͡ʒɪɡəbɪt/

noun

One billion (10⁹, or 1,000,000,000) bits or 1,000 megabits.

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GbitGb
OriginEnglish bit ← Middle English digit ← Latin digitus →
CommonScrabble 11
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Meanings

noungigabit (plural gigabits)

plural gigabits

  1. computingOne billion (10⁹, or 1,000,000,000) bits or 1,000 megabits.

    Synonyms: Gbit

  2. informalcomputingA gibibit.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounOne billion (10⁹, or 1,000,000,000) bits or 1,000 megabits.

Similar
Gbit

More synonyms by meaning

nouna unit of information equal to 1000 megabits or 10^9 (1,000,000,000) bits

Similar
GbitGb
Broader
computer memory unit

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Ancient GreekΓίγας (Gígas)
  2. Ancient Greekγίγας (gígas)
  3. Englishgiga-
  4. Proto-Indo-European*dwóh₁
  5. Proto-Indo-European*trísinflu.
  6. Proto-Indo-European*dwís
  7. Proto-Italic*dwis
  8. Proto-Italic*dwiznos
  9. Latinbīnus
  10. Late Latinbīnāriu
  11. Middle Englishbinarie
  12. Englishbinary
  13. Proto-Indo-European*deyḱ-der.?
  14. Latindigitus
  15. Middle Englishdigit
  16. Englishdigit
  17. Englishbinary digitabbr.
  18. Englishbitinflu.
  19. Englishbit
  20. Englishgigabit

From giga- + bit.

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Translations

Czech gigabit
  • gigabit109 bits
Esperanto gigabito
  • gigabito109 bits
Finnish gigabitti, gigabitti
  • gigabitti109 bits
  • gigabitti2030 bits
Japanese ギガビット, ギガビット
  • ギガビット (gigabitto)109 bits
  • ギガビット (gigabitto)2030 bits
Korean 기가비트, 기가비트
  • 기가비트 (gigabiteu)109 bits
  • 기가비트 (gigabiteu)2030 bits
Polish gigabit
  • gigabit109 bits
Russian гигаби́т
  • гигаби́т (gigabít)109 bits
Thai กิกะบิต, จิกะบิต
  • กิกะบิต109 bits
  • จิกะบิต109 bits
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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