gibibyte
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gibibyte
- /ˈɡɪbɪˌbaɪt/
Where it comes from
From gibi- + byte.
noun gibibytes
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Strictly, 2³⁰ (1024³, or 1,073,741,824) bytes or 2¹⁰ (1024) mebibytes, as opposed to a gigabyte.
In the example above, it appears that using gigabytes inflates the drive capacity by well over one gigabyte (or gibibyte—take your pick).
Similar: GiB
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Talk about this word "gibibyte." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/gibibyte. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. gibibyte. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/gibibyte "gibibyte." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/gibibyte.
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@misc{gibibyte_2026,
title = {gibibyte},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/gibibyte},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
