Gillion

2 definitions found

From Jargon File (4.3.1, 29 Jun 2001) [jargon]:

  gillion /gil'y*n/ or /jil'y*n/ n. [formed from {giga-} by analogy with
     mega/million and tera/trillion] 10^9. Same as an American billion or a
     British `milliard'. How one pronounces this depends on whether one
     speaks {giga-} with a hard or soft `g'.
  
  



From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (27 SEP 03) [foldoc]:

  gillion
       
           /gil'y*n/ or /jil'y*n/ (From {giga-} by analogy with
          mega/million and tera/trillion) 10^9.
       
          Same as an American billion or a British "milliard".  How one
          pronounces this depends on whether one speaks {giga-} with a
          hard or soft "g".
       
          [{Jargon File}]
       
          (1995-03-17)