gigabit
noun/ˈɡɪɡəbɪt/
Frequency rank: #15,565 of 20,003 in the WORDED list (wordfreq data)
Meaning
A unit of digital information equal to one billion bits, commonly used to measure data transfer speeds.
Example sentence
The new network cable supports speeds of up to one gigabit per second.
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