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gigabyte
A unit of measurement for the storage capacity of digital data, roughly equal to one billion bytes. In computing, one gigabyte often equals 1024 megabytes.
Mein neuer Laptop hat eine Festplatte mit 512 Gigabyte Speicherplatz.
My new laptop has a hard drive with 512 gigabytes of storage space.
The word is made up of the prefix 'Giga-' (Greek for "giant," here meaning "billion") and the basic unit 'Byte' (byte). It is an international term from computer technology.
Ein Gigabyte entspricht etwa 1000 Megabyte.
One gigabyte is equal to about 1000 megabytes.
When a number comes before 'Gigabyte' (gigabyte), the word is treated like a unit of measurement in German and remains singular. You say 'fünf Gigabyte' (five gigabytes), not 'fünf Gigabytes.'
Dieses Video ist 3 Gigabyte groß.
This video is 3 gigabytes in size.
In everyday language and technical texts, the abbreviation 'GB' is almost always used. It is written in capital letters and without a period.
Mein Handyvertrag enthält 10 GB Datenvolumen pro Monat.
My mobile phone plan includes 10 GB of data per month.
GB
'das Gb' and 'das Gigabyte' mean the same unit of measurement for digital storage. 'Gb' is the short written form and often appears on devices, in tables, or in technical specifications. 'Gigabyte' is the fully written-out form and often sounds clearer in normal sentences. In terms of meaning, there is no important difference here: both refer to how much storage space data needs or a device has.
Für das Update braucht der Computer mindestens zwei Gigabyte freien Speicher.
For the update, the computer needs at least two gigabytes of free storage.
Auf meinem Handy sind nur noch 3 GB frei.
There are only 3 GB left on my phone.