gibibyte

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English

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Etymology

From gibi- +‎ byte.

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gibibyte (plural gibibytes)

  1. (computing) Strictly, 230 (10243, or 1,073,741,824) bytes or 210 (1024) mebibytes, as opposed to a gigabyte.
    • 2004, Carla Schroder, Linux Cookbook: Practical Advice for Linux System Administrators‎, O'Reilly, →ISBN:
      In the example above, it appears that using gigabytes inflates the drive capacity by well over one gigabyte (or gibibyte—take your pick).

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Italian

Etymology

Borrowed from English gibibyte.

Noun

gibibyte m (invariable)

  1. gibibyte
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