terabyte
noun
tera·byte
ˈter-ə-ˌbīt 
: 1024 gigabytes or 1,099,511,627,776 bytes
also
: one trillion bytes
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In its largest size, the crystal can store up to 360 terabytes of information for billions of years—even when exposed to damaging conditions.
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Margherita Bassi, Smithsonian Magazine, 20 Sep. 2024
The 360 terabyte data crystal will remain stable at room temperature for 300 quintillion years—a lifespan that only drops down to 13.8 billion years (i.e., the universe’s current age) if heated to 374 degrees Fahrenheit.
—Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 19 Sep. 2024
The 2020 crawl amassed more than 260 terabytes of data, and the 2024 crawl, which started just a few weeks ago, has already archived about 150 terabytes (roughly the equivalent of 25,000 HD movies streaming on Netflix).
—Leslie Katz, Forbes, 23 Oct. 2024
The result is the Beauty Tech Data Platform, which has more than 11,000 terabytes of data including all of L’Oréal’s consumer, scientific and product information.
—Jenny B. Fine, WWD, 18 Oct. 2024
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Margherita Bassi, Smithsonian Magazine, 20 Sep. 2024
The 360 terabyte data crystal will remain stable at room temperature for 300 quintillion years—a lifespan that only drops down to 13.8 billion years (i.e., the universe’s current age) if heated to 374 degrees Fahrenheit.
—Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 19 Sep. 2024
The 2020 crawl amassed more than 260 terabytes of data, and the 2024 crawl, which started just a few weeks ago, has already archived about 150 terabytes (roughly the equivalent of 25,000 HD movies streaming on Netflix).
—Leslie Katz, Forbes, 23 Oct. 2024
The result is the Beauty Tech Data Platform, which has more than 11,000 terabytes of data including all of L’Oréal’s consumer, scientific and product information.
—Jenny B. Fine, WWD, 18 Oct. 2024
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“Terabyte.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/terabyte. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.
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terabyte
noun
tera·byte
ˈter-ə-ˌbīt
: 1024 gigabytes
also
: one trillion bytes
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