Science and Measurement
- Gilbert (unit) (Gb or Gi), a former CGS unit of magnetomotive force or magnetic potential
- Gill (volume), a U.S. unit of volume equal to 4 U.S. fluid ounces and an Imperial unit equal to 5 imperial fluid ounces
- Galvanized iron, iron that has been electrochemically rustproofed with zinc
- Gastrointestinal, a division of the human anatomy in medicine
- GenInfo Identifier, a database key in the NCBI's Genbank database
- Geodætisk Institut, a former Danish cartographic institute
- Geographic information
- Geographical indication
- Geophysical Institute, a research institution at the University of Alaska Fairbanks
- Gi protein, a heterotrimeric G protein subunit which has an inhibitory effect
- Global illumination, the rendering of light in 3D computer graphics scenes
- Glycemic index, a ranking system for carbohydrates based on their effect on blood glucose levels
- Granuloma inguinale, an alternate name for donovanosis, a bacterial infection
- Guard interval, a delay used in telecommunications to prevent signal interference
- Binary prefix Gibi or Gi, the IEEE prefix that represents 230
- The Complexity class GI of problems reducible to the graph isomorphism problem
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