gigabit

gig·a·bit

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [gig-uh-bit, jig-]
- /ˈgɪg əˌbɪt, ˈdʒɪg-/
- /ˈɡɪɡ.ə.bɪt/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [gig-uh-bit, jig-]
- /ˈgɪg əˌbɪt, ˈdʒɪg-/

Definitions of gigabit word

noun gigabit a measure of storage capacity and data transfer equal to 1 billion (10 9) bits. 1
noun gigabit 109 bits, a thousand million (1,000,000,000) bits. 1
noun Technical meaning of gigabit (unit) 2^30 bits, 1,073,741,824 bits. See prefix. 1
noun gigabit one million bits 0
noun gigabit 230 (1,073,741,824) bits. 0

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Origin of gigabit

First appearance:

before 1965

One of the 2% newest English words

First recorded in 1965-70; giga- + bit3

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Parts of speech for Gigabit

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gigabit popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 63% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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