Gibibyte is a digital storage unit used to express file size, memory or device capacity.
Gibibyte became widely used as digital systems needed clearer ways to describe file size, memory capacity and storage allocation.
Measurement system: Digital information units using decimal and binary scaling. SI equivalent: Reference relationship used in the converter: 1 GiB = 1.073742e+9 bit.
Gibibyte facts
- Unit name
- Gibibyte
- Symbol
- GiB
- Category
- Data Storage
- Measurement system
- Digital information units using decimal and binary scaling
- SI equivalent
- Reference relationship used in the converter: 1 GiB = 1.073742e+9 bit
- Common uses
- Files, memory, storage devices, software downloads and data transfer
Definition of the gibibyte
Gibibyte is a digital storage unit used to express file size, memory or device capacity.
Measurement system and SI relationship
Digital information units using decimal and binary scaling
SI equivalent: Reference relationship used in the converter: 1 GiB = 1.073742e+9 bit
History of the gibibyte
Gibibyte became widely used as digital systems needed clearer ways to describe file size, memory capacity and storage allocation.
Where is the gibibyte used?
Files, memory, storage devices, software downloads and data transfer