giga-; 10^9
SI prefix meaning one billion (10^9). Used as a noun or prefix in technical contexts.
mobile data; data traffic
Colloquial term for mobile data allowance or usage. Often used when talking about data limits.
I've already used 5 gigabytes this month.
This hard disk has a capacity of 1 terabyte, that is, 1000 gigabytes.
This video is as large as 2 GB, so you'd better download it over Wi-Fi.
I've already run out of data this month.
I watched too many videos and now I'm running low on data.
Downloading games actually uses up a surprising amount of data.
This computer has 16 gigabytes of memory.
From English 'giga-', ultimately from Greek γίγας (gigas, 'giant').