gigabit

noun

giga·​bit ˈji-gə-ˌbit How to pronounce gigabit (audio) ˈgi- How to pronounce gigabit (audio)
: one billion bits

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Fixed Wireless Access Repurposes Ambitious 5G Infrastructure FWA is cheaper to deploy than fiber, and for most homes and small businesses, fiber’s gigabit speeds are overkill anyway. Shivendra Panwar, IEEE Spectrum, 24 June 2026 By using link aggregation, users can achieve combined throughputs of up to 1,010 MB/s, which is some 10 times faster than using standard gigabit Ethernet. Mark Sparrow, Forbes.com, 23 June 2026 Securing a complete three-pack mesh network equipped with true Wi-Fi 6E architecture and multi-gigabit port mapping with $120 in savings is an extraordinary value. Juhi Wadia, PC Magazine, 18 June 2026 The current experimental system produces 64 bits per second, significantly slower than conventional quantum random number generators that can exceed 100 gigabits per second. Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 9 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for gigabit

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First Known Use

1970, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of gigabit was in 1970

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“Gigabit.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/gigabit. Accessed 6 Jul. 2026.

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