gigabit
[
gig
-
uh
-bit,
jig
-]
/ˈgɪg əˌbɪt, ˈdʒɪg-/
noun
,
Computers.
1.
a measure of storage capacity and data transfer equal to 1 billion (10
9
)
bits
.
Origin
1965-70;
giga-
+
bit
3
British Dictionary definitions for
gigabits
gigabit
/
ˈɡɪɡəˌbɪt;
ˈɡaɪɡəˌbɪt
/
noun
1.
(
computing
) one million bits
gigabits
in Science
gigabit
(gĭg'ə-bĭt')
One billion bits.
1,073,741,824 (that is, 2
30
) bits. See Note at
megabyte
.