ギガ
Meanings
1
giga-; 10^9
SI prefix meaning one billion (10^9). Used as a noun or prefix in technical contexts.
This hard disk has a capacity of 1 terabyte, that is, 1000 gigabytes.
3
mobile data; data traffic
Colloquial term for mobile data allowance or usage. Often used when talking about data limits.
I've already run out of data this month.
Usage patterns
- 〈数〉ギガ使うto use ... gigabytes (of mobile data)
I've already used 5 gigabytes this month.
- ギガが足りないto be running low on data allowance
I watched too many videos and now I'm running low on data.
- ギガを消費するto consume (mobile) data
Downloading games actually uses up a surprising amount of data.
- 〈数〉ギガのメモリ... gigabytes of memory/storage
This computer has 16 gigabytes of memory.