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  • noun Plural form of gigabit.

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Examples

  • When other cables come online Africa’s connectivity will be measured not in gigabits but terabits.

    Connectivity for Africa? 2008

  • The new memory device accommodates three bits of data per cell and offers a total storage capacity of about 64 gigabits, which is about 8GB.

    eCoustics.com news 2010

  • Thought: one day the word "gigabits" is going to seem as small as the word "dozen."

    Microserfs Coupland, Douglas 1995

  • a total storage capacity of about 64 gigabits, which is about 8GB.

    Computerworld News 2010

  • Mr Braun says that while policy makers in many countries tend to be fixated on extending the reach of fibre, Aviat's wireless systems can also provide "gigabits" of capacity, providing a cheap alternative in places where laying fibre may not be practical.

    Stuff.co.nz - Stuff By TOM PULLAR-STRECKER 2010

  • Four research universities say they have reached networking speeds of 170 gigabits per second (Gbps) using a hybrid type of optical semiconductor.

    How Fast Can Optical Networks Go? How About 170 Gbps? 2009

  • It introduced a 349 Hong Kong dollar US$45 plan for five gigabits of data and for every one gigabit of data over this limit, it charges an extra HK$99.

    Asian Carriers Move Away From Unlimited Data Plans Lorraine Luk 2011

  • The new computers—which maintain the same pricing as the previous generation—use Intel's super-fast PC connection technology, dubbed Thunderbolt, which allows users to transfer files at 10 gigabits a second.

    Apple Updates iMac With New Intel Chips Shara Tibken 2011

  • Through 50,000 Plura nodes, 80legs has access to between 5 and 10 gigabits per second of capacity, which is nothing to sneeze at.

    80legs Cares About Your Bandwidth Cap 2009

  • Network switches & systems go up gigabits speed this days, so why the hell are will still dwelling around kps – 2/12/15mbps???

    Akamai Data: Internet, Broadband Still Going & Growing 2009

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