terabyte

[ ter-uh-bahyt ]

noun

, Computers.

1. 2 40 (1,099,511,627,776) bytes; 1024 gigabytes.
2. (loosely) 10 12 or one trillion (1,000,000,000,000) bytes; 1000 gigabytes. : TB, TByte.

terabyte

/ ˈtɛrəˌbaɪt /

noun

1. computing 10 ¹²or 2 ⁴⁰bytes

terabyte

/ tĕr′ə-bīt′ /

1. A unit of computer memory or data storage capacity equal to 1,024 gigabytes (2 ⁴⁰ bytes).
2. One trillion bytes.
3. See Note at megabyte

Word History and Origins

Origin of terabyte¹

First recorded in 1980–85; tera- + byte

Example Sentences

In July, NullBulge said that it had leaked roughly 1.2 terabytes of Disney data in rebuke of the company’s treatment of artists, “approach to AI” and “pretty blatant disregard for the consumer.”

From Los Angeles Times

Inside the cassette is a kilometre of magnetic tape, capable of storing 18 terabytes of data.

From BBC

Every interaction is recorded, millions and millions each day, generating 50 terabytes of raw data daily — the equivalent of more than 12,000 movies.

From New York Times

In April, RansomHub listed Change Healthcare as one of its victims and claimed to be holding onto four terabytes of stolen data.

From New York Times

But considering that tiny square contains 57,000 cells, 230 millimeters of blood vessels, and 150 million synapses, all amounting to 1,400 terabytes of data, Harvard and Google researchers have just accomplished something enormous.

From Science Daily