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  • abbreviation gigabit

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Examples

  • Selecting the top line, the total capacity is listed at 320.07 Gb, which is about right.

    Discussions: Message List - root 2010

  • Selecting the top line, the total capacity is listed at 320.07 Gb, which is about right.

    Discussions: Message List - root 2010

  • One said: "In MTI, computing resources are not measured by the traditional capacities or speeds such as Gb, Tb, Megaflop or Teraflop ... but by the metric tonne! .. and they have lots of them."

    The Register 2009

  • One said: "In MTI, computing resources are not measured by the traditional capacities or speeds such as Gb, Tb, Megaflop or Teraflop ... but by the metric tonne! .. and they have lots of them."

    The Register 2009

  • It costs $100 with a two-year commitment to pay $60 a month for a maximum of 5 Gb of data, or $30 for 200 Mb. People who don't want to lock themselves in can pay $200 for the stick and then $50 a month or $20 a month for the data services.

    T-Mobile introduces fast new broadband service 2010

  • The Kindle itself has about 1.5 Gb of space; Shakespeare occupies about 5 Mb, so space is not a big problem.

    My Kindle, a review 2010

  • A confirmation email was then sent over to me, and less than five minutes after opening the box, I had a 250 Gb drive with my entire jazz collection on the web.

    Pogoplug: My MacBook Air’s Second New Best Friend 2009

  • The Kindle itself has about 1.5 Gb of space; Shakespeare occupies about 5 Mb, so space is not a big problem.

    My Kindle, a review 2010

  • I took it out, plugged it into the power source, connected it to the Internet connection and hooked it up to a 250 Gb Seagate Freeagent drive.

    Pogoplug: My MacBook Air’s Second New Best Friend 2009

  • FiOS can pump 2.4 Gb/s down a single wavelength, split among 32 subs.

    Verizon Sells Rural Access Lines to Frontier for $8.6B 2009

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