zettabyte

[ zet-uh-bahyt ]

noun

, Computers.

1. 2 70 bytes; 1024 exabyte.
2. (loosely) 10 21 or one sextillion bytes; 1000 exabytes. : ZB

zettabyte

/ ˈzɛtəˌbaɪt /

noun

1. computing 10 ²¹or 2 ⁷⁰bytes

Word History and Origins

Origin of zettabyte¹

First recorded in 1990–95; zetta- + byte

Word History and Origins

Origin of zettabyte¹

C20: probably from Italian sette seven

Example Sentences

The difference between then and now being, and marvelously realized POP, is that here overload becomes pleasure and not, in the age of zettabytes, distress.

From Los Angeles Times

That’s all I am definitely not an indent making a daring escape with ten zettabytes of stolen company data in his pocket Nosiree.

From Literature

Broadband and WiFi speeds are increasing, and Internet data traffic will exceed a zettabyte this year and double by 2019.

From Nature

Now, to capture all the information in the brain would require a zettabyte of capacity… A zettabyte? … is equal to the total computational capacity of the planet right now.

From The Guardian

Additionally, the number of connected devices is projected to produce 40 zettabytes by the end of the decade. 

From Forbes