gibibyte
noun/ˈɡɪbɪˌbaɪt/
Etymology From gibi- + byte.
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Computing, Engineering, Mathematics, Natural sciences, Physical sciences, Sciences 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).2004, Carla Schroder, Linux Cookbook: Practical Advice for Linux System Administrators, O'Reilly, →ISBN:
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