gigabyte

pronunciation

UK [ˈgɪgəbaɪt]word uk audio image

US [ˈdʒɪɡəˌbaɪt, ˈɡɪɡ-] word us audio image

  • n.
    十亿字节(giga-为字首,意为“十亿”)

Word Origin

gigabyte 千兆字节

giga, 巨大,词源同giant, 用于术语千兆。byte, 字节,词源同bite.

Example

1. With the imminent arrival of tablet computers like the ipad , which come with wireless modems , the appetite for downloadable data could hit a gigabyte a month ( see the lead story in this week 's business section ) .
而ipad公司即将到来的附有无线调制解调器的平板电脑,使下载数据达到一个月1千兆字节(参见本周商业节的leadstory)。

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