Word: gigabyte
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: gig
a
byte
Definition: 109, one billion (1,000,000,000) bytes. SI symbol: GB
Morphemes:
Affix: giga-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: In the International System of Units and other metric systems of units, multiplying the unit to which it is attached by 109; billion-. Symbol: G
Etymology Compounds: Affix: γίγας
Language: grc
Decoded: gigas
Meaning: giant
Affix: byte
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: A unit of computing storage equal to eight bits, which can represent any of 256 distinct values.