terabyte

noun

tera·​byte ˈter-ə-ˌbīt How to pronounce terabyte (audio)
: 1024 gigabytes or 1,099,511,627,776 bytes
also : one trillion bytes

Examples of terabyte in a Sentence

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Groups like the Azimuth Climate Data Backup Project, the Data Refuge Project and the Climate Mirror painstakingly downloaded many terabytes of data. Mark Gongloff, The Mercury News, 19 Feb. 2025 Buy the numbers: Verizon found that customers across all NFL stadiums used 960 terabytes (TB) of data this season, a 37% increase per game from the season prior. Troy Smith, Axios, 12 Feb. 2025 Monday night games averaged 4 terabytes, highest of any day of regular action, more than the 3.6 terabytes used during an average game on Sunday. Dade Hayes, Deadline, 4 Feb. 2025 Zoom in: An average of 2.4 terabytes per game was used at Huntington Bank Field, tied for the third least among all stadiums. 💭 Our take: The Dawg Pound is known for being passionate about what takes place on the field. Troy Smith, Axios, 12 Feb. 2025 See All Example Sentences for terabyte

Word History

Etymology

tera- + byte

First Known Use

1984, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of terabyte was in 1984

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“Terabyte.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/terabyte. Accessed 9 Mar. 2025.

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terabyte

noun
tera·​byte ˈter-ə-ˌbīt How to pronounce terabyte (audio)
: 1024 gigabytes
also : one trillion bytes
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