terabyte

American  

[ter-uh-bahyt] / ˈtɛr əˌbaɪt /

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.

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terabyte British  

/ ˈtɛrəˌbaɪt /

noun

1. computing 10 ¹² or 2 ⁴⁰ bytes

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terabyte Scientific  

/ 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

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Etymology

Origin of terabyte

First recorded in 1980–85; tera- + byte

Example Sentences

More than 2 terabytes of data could fit within the area of a single A4 sheet of paper using this approach.

From Science Daily

The upcoming Vera C. Rubin Observatory in Chile will soon begin an unprecedented survey of the night sky, generating about 10 terabytes of data every night during a decade long program.

From Science Daily

Investigators cherry-picked from terabytes of data a handful of text messages that they showed to jurors, she said.

From Los Angeles Times

I opted for a $100 annual plan that allots me two terabytes.

From The Wall Street Journal

The project combined samples from multiple marine expeditions and required analyzing roughly 15 terabytes of environmental DNA.

From Science Daily