gigaword

== English == === Etymology === From giga- +‎ word. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈɡɪɡəˌwɜːrd/ IPA(key): /ˈdʒɪɡəˌwɜːrd/ === Noun === gigaword (plural gigawords) (computing) [from 20th c.] A unit of storage or capacity equal to (or 230 = 1,073,741,824) words. It is given the "giga" prefix because of the relative proximity of this value to 109.