Full name: gigabit
Plural form: gigabits
Symbol: Gb
Category type: computer data storage
Scale factor: 125000000
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The gigabit is a multiple of the unit bit for digital information or computer storage.
1 gigabit = 1,000,000,000 bits.
Note that the official SI definition uses the "gibibit" or Gib unit to represent 230 bits.