Definition
A unit of frequency equal to one billion hertz or cycles per second, used to measure the speed of computer processors and radio frequencies.
Etymology
Combines 'giga-' (one billion) with 'hertz,' named after physicist Heinrich Hertz who discovered electromagnetic waves. The term became standard in computing during the 1990s CPU revolution.
Kelly Says
When your phone's processor is 3 gigahertz, it's doing something 3 billion times per second—but here's the twist: a clock speed doesn't directly tell you how fast it actually operates because modern processors do multiple operations per cycle!
Translations
ARالعربية
吉اهرتز
ji-gah-er-tzz
BNবাংলা
জিগাহার্ট্জ
ji-ga-ha-art-z
CACatalà
gigahertz
gee-gah-erts
CSČeština
gigahertz
gee-gah-erts
DADansk
gigahertz
gee-gah-erts
DEDeutsch
Gigahertz
gee-gah-hertz
ELΕλληνικά
ギγα赫τς
gi-ga-her-ts
ESEspañol
gigahercio
hee-gah-ER-tsee-oh
FAفارسی
گیگاهرتز
gee-gah-har-tz
FISuomi
gigahertssi
gee-gah-erts-si
FRFrançais
gigahertz
gee-gah-er-tz
GUGU
ગીગાહર્ટ્ઝ
gee-ga-ha-rts
HAHA
gigahertz
jee-gah-erts
HEעברית
גיגההרץ
gi-ga-he-retz
HIहिन्दी
गीगाहर्ट्ज़
gee-gah-har-tz
HUMagyar
gigahertz
gee-gah-erts
IDBahasa Indonesia
gigahertz
jee-gah-erts
IGIG
gigahertz
jee-gah-erts
ITItaliano
gigahertz
jee-gah-erts
JA日本語
ギガヘルツ
gigi-heruttsu
KKKK
гигагерц
hi-ga-her-ts
KMKM
ហ្គីហារត្ស
hee-gah-rat-s
KO한국어
기가헤르츠
gi-ga-heo-teu-seu
MRMR
गीगाहर्ट्झ
gee-gah-har-tz
MSBahasa Melayu
gigahertz
jee-gah-erts
MYမြန်မာ
ကီဂါဟဲတာ
kee-ga-ha-ta
NLNederlands
gigahertz
gee-gah-hertz
NONorsk
gigahertz
gee-gah-erts
PAPA
giegahertz
gee-gah-har-tz
PLPolski
gigaherc
gee-gah-erts
PTPortuguês
gigahertz
jee-gah-erts
RORomână
gigahertz
jee-gah-erts
RUРусский
гигагерц
gigaherts
SVSvenska
gigahertz
gee-gah-erts
SWKiswahili
gigaherti
gee-gah-her-tee
TAதமிழ்
ஜிgahertz
ji-gah-erts
TEతెలుగు
జిగాహెర్ట్జ్
ji-ga-ha-erts
THไทย
กิกะเฮิรตซ์
gi-ka-her-t
TLTL
gigahertz
jee-gah-erts
TRTürkçe
gigahertz
jee-gah-erts
UKУкраїнська
гігагерц
hi-ga-her-ts
URاردو
گیگاہرٹز
gee-gah-har-tz
VITiếng Việt
gigahertz
jee-gah-erts
YOYO
gigahertz
jee-gah-erts
ZUZU
gigahersi
gee-gah-her-si