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giga

gigabyte

noun JEE-gah Rare
Communication Technology

Origin: From the SI prefix giga-, from Greek gigas ('giant').

Also means

gig (data unit)

Usage Note

Giga is masculine in Italian (un giga, il giga). It is the everyday shortening of gigabyte used in mobile data plans and storage discussions. The plural is invariable: i giga.

Examples

"Ho finito i giga del telefono."

Natural Translation

I've used up my phone's data.

Literal Translation

I-have finished the gigs of-the phone

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