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Gibibit

Multiples of bits
SI decimal prefixesBinary
usage
IEC binary prefixes
Name
(Symbol)
ValueName
(Symbol)
Value
kilobit (kbit)103210kibibit (Kibit)210
megabit (Mbit)106220mebibit (Mibit)220
gigabit (Gbit)109230gibibit (Gibit)230
terabit (Tbit)1012240tebibit (Tibit)240
petabit (Pbit)1015250pebibit (Pibit)250
exabit (Ebit)1018260exbibit (Eibit)260
zettabit (Zbit)1021270zebibit (Zibit)270
yottabit (Ybit)1024280yobibit (Yibit)280
See also: Nibble · Byte · Multiples of bytes
Orders of magnitude of data

The gibibit is a multiple of the bit, a unit of digital information storage, prefixed by the standards-based multiplier gibi (symbol Gi), a binary prefix meaning 230.[1][2] The unit symbol of the gibibit is Gibit or Gib.

1 gibibit = 230 bits = 1073741824bits = 1,024 mebibits[3]

The gibibit is closely related to the gigabit, the corresponding unit using the metric prefix giga, which is 109 bits.

See also

References

  1. ^ International Electrotechnical Commission, IEC 60027-2 (2000-11) Ed. 2.0
  2. ^ A.J. Thor (2000). "Prefixes for binary multiples" (PDF). Metrologica 37 (81): 81. doi:10.1088/0026-1394/37/1/12. http://iopscience.iop.org/0026-1394/3 7/1/12/pdf/0026-1394_37_1_12.pdf.
  3. ^ Definitions of the SI units: The binary prefixes
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