Gb

Pronunciation: /dʒiː biː/

Definitions of GB

noun GB can also be short for gigawatt, a unit of power equal to one billion watts.

Example Sentences

A1 I have 2 GB of storage on my phone.

A2 The file size is too large, it's over 1 GB.

B1 The laptop I'm looking at has 8 GB of RAM.

B2 I need at least 16 GB of storage for all my photos.

C1 The new gaming console has a massive 1 TB GB hard drive.

C2 The server farm has a total of 100 GB of data storage capacity.

Examples of GB in a Sentence

formal The storage capacity of the new smartphone is 128 GB.

informal I need at least 64 GB of storage on my new laptop.

slang I can't believe she has 256 GB on her phone, that's insane!

figurative His knowledge on the subject is like having 1 TB in a world of 1 GB.

Grammatical Forms of GB

• plural: GBs
• present tense: GB
• future tense: will GB
• perfect tense: have GBed
• continuous tense: is GBing
• singular: GB
• positive degree: GB
• infinitive: to GB
• gerund: GBing
• participle: GBed

Origin and Evolution of GB

First Known Use: 1990 year

Language of Origin: English

Story behind the word: The term 'GB' originated as an abbreviation for 'gigabyte', a unit of digital information storage.

Evolution of the word: Initially used in the context of computing and technology to refer to a specific unit of data storage, 'GB' has since become a widely recognized term in everyday language to describe large amounts of data or information.