yottabyte

American

[yot-uh-bahyt] / ˈyɒt əˌbaɪt /

noun

Computers.

2 80 bytes; 1024 zettabytes.
(loosely) 10 24 or one septillion bytes; 1000 zettabytes. YB

yottabyte British

/ ˈjɒtəˌbaɪt /

noun

computing 10 ²⁴ or 2 ⁸⁰ bytes

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Etymology

Origin of yottabyte

First recorded in 1990–95; yotta- + byte

Example Sentences

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People are going to start getting familiar with zettabytes and petabytes and yottabytes.

From Forbes

The 100,000-square-foot facilities storage capabilities are not known, but estimates range from exabytes to yottabytes of information.

From Newsweek

Some reports say that it has capacity for a yottabyte of data.

From Forbes

Some organizations are already planning for yottabytes of data.

From Forbes

Then it's on to, respectively, zettabytes and yottabytes.

From Chicago Tribune

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