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1,000 [MegaByte]s, but commonly refers to 1,024 [MebiByte]s which is actually called a GibiByte. However, this distinction has not been adopted in practice, so it's often unclear what exact capacity is meant by a particular mention of GigaByte.
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-When referring to HardDisk capacities it usually means 1,000 MebiBytes (therefor mixing up the 1,024 and 1,000 based notation systems), When referring to [RAM] sizes it usually means a GibiByte.
It's often pronounced "gig".
-See also TeraByte
, MegaByte/MebiByte.
+When referring to HardDisk capacities it does usually mean 1,000 [MegaByte]s. When referring to [RAM] sizes it usually means a GibiByte.
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See also KiloByte/KibiByte
, MegaByte/MebiByte, GibiByte, TeraByte
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