gib

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. noun a unit of information equal to 1024 mebibytes or 2^30 (1,073,741,824) bytes
  2. noun a castrated tomcat

Etymology

Unknown (14th century). Perhaps abbreviated from Gilbert, the name of the cat in the medieval fables of Reynard the Fox, Romaunt of the Rose, and so on.

In classic literature

Synonyms

gigabyte, gibibyte, G, GB

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