Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

gibibyte

/ˈɡɪbɪˌbaɪt/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: gibibyte
IPA: /ˈɡɪbɪˌbaɪt/

16

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

1

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

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

Example Sentences

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

Etymology

From gibi- + byte.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: gibi

Inflected Forms

gibibytes (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

mebibyte tebibyte

Synonyms

GiB gigabyte g gb

Questions

How do you pronounce gibibyte?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈɡɪbɪˌbaɪt/.
What does gibibyte mean?: Strictly, 2³⁰ (1024³, or 1,073,741,824) bytes or 2¹⁰ (1024) mebibytes, as opposed to a gigabyte.
Where does gibibyte come from?: From gibi- + byte.

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