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# Gigabyte

About 1000 megabytes (1,000,000 kilobytes and 1,000,000,000 bytes).
This is 8,000 million individual bits (i.e. 0’s and 1’s).
Like a kilobyte, there are other definitions, such as 1024x1024x1024 bytes, but usually this level of accuracy isn’t important.
Commonly referred to as a "GB".