Gigabyte vs. Gig

Gigabyte vs. Gig — Is There a Difference?
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Difference Between Gigabyte and Gig

Gigabytenoun

(SI) 109, one billion (1,000,000,000) bytes. SI symbol: GB

Gignoun

A performing engagement by a musical group; or, generally, any job or role, especially for a musician or performer.

I caught one of the Rolling Stones' first gigs in Richmond.Hey, when are we gonna get that hotel gig again?

Gigabytenoun

(computing) a gibibyte or 10243 (1,073,741,824) bytes.

Gignoun

Any job; especially one that is temporary; or alternately, one that is very desirable.

I had this gig as a file clerk but it wasn't my style so I left.Hey, that guy's got a great gig over at the bike shop. He hardly works all day

Gigabytenoun

a unit of information equal to one billion (1,073,741,824) bytes or 1024 megabytes

Gignoun

A forked spear for catching fish, frogs, or other small animals.

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Gignoun

(historical) A two-wheeled horse-drawn carriage.

Gignoun

A six-oared sea rowing boat commonly found in Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly.

Gignoun

(watercraft) An open boat used to transport the captain of a ship, the captain's gig.

Gignoun

A demerit received for some infraction of military dress or deportment codes.

I received gigs for having buttons undone.

Gignoun

Clipped form of gigabyte.

This picture is almost a gig; don't you wanna resize it?My new computer has over 500 gigs of hard drive space.

Gignoun

(slang) Any unit having the SI prefix giga-

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Gignoun

(obsolete) A playful or wanton girl; a giglot.

Gigverb

To fish or catch with a gig, or fish spear.

Gigverb

To engage in musical performances.

The Stones were gigging around Richmond at the time

Gigverb

To make fun of; to make a joke at someone's expense, often condescending.

His older cousin was just gigging him about being in love with that girl from school.

Gigverb

To impose a demerit for an infraction of a dress or deportment code.

His sergeant gigged him for an unmade bunk.

Gigverb

To engender.

Gignoun

long and light rowing boat; especially for racing

Gignoun

an implement with a shaft and barbed point used for catching fish

Gignoun

a cluster of hooks (without barbs) that is drawn through a school of fish to hook their bodies; used when fish are not biting

Gignoun

tender that is a light ship's boat; often for personal use of captain

Gignoun

small two-wheeled horse-drawn carriage; with two seats and no hood

Gignoun

a booking for musicians;

they played a gig in New Jersey