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Gibibyte vs Gib - What's the difference?

gibibyte | gib |

As nouns the difference between gibibyte and gib

is that gibibyte is gibibyte (230 bytes) while gib is si abbreviation for gibibyte or gibibytes.

gibibyte

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • (computing) Strictly, 230 (1,073,741,824) bytes, as opposed to a gigabyte.

    • References

    * The IEC explanation of its definitions

    gib

    English

    Etymology 1

    (18th century). Perhaps abbreviated from (m), the name of the cat in the old story of Reynard the Fox'', in the ''Romaunt of the Rose , etc.

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A bolt or wedge made from wood or metal used for holding a machine part in place.
  • A castrated male cat or ferret.
  • A male cat; a tomcat.

    • Verb

  • To fasten in place with a gib.

    • Etymology 2

    Shortened from giblet.

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (lb) Miscellaneous pieces of a fragged character, most often in first-person shooters.

    • Verb

  • (lb) To blast an enemy or opponent into gibs.

    • Anagrams

    * (l), (l) * (l) ----