terabyte
n. (Computers) one trillion bytes | ||||
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Terabyte Definition from Computer & Internet Dictionaries & Glossaries
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terabyte
<unit> 2^40 = 1,099,511,627,776 bytes = 1024 gigabytes or roughly 10^12 bytes.
(Note the spelling - one 'r'). See prefix.
(1995-09-29)
<unit> 2^40 = 1,099,511,627,776 bytes = 1024 gigabytes or roughly 10^12 bytes.
(Note the spelling - one 'r'). See prefix.
(1995-09-29)
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Terabyte
A terabyte is a unit of measure for Data Storage. 1 terabyte is equivalent to 1024 Gigabytes or 1,048,576 megabytes .
A terabyte is a unit of measure for Data Storage. 1 terabyte is equivalent to 1024 Gigabytes or 1,048,576 megabytes .
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Terabyte
1000 gigabytes.
1000 gigabytes.
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TERABYTE
From ‘tera’ which means trillion,it actually means 1,099,522,627,776 bytes in a computer binary system.A terabyte is 1,024 gigabytes.
From ‘tera’ which means trillion,it actually means 1,099,522,627,776 bytes in a computer binary system.A terabyte is 1,024 gigabytes.
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Terabyte
As you might have guessed, this is a unit of measurement for computer data. A terabyte is 1000 gigabytes of data. And since a gigabyte is 1000 megabytes, and a megabyte is 1000 bytes, a terabyte is approximately one trillion bytes. If you want to be exact, a terabyte is 2^40, or 1,099,511,627,776 bytes. Either way, that's a lot of space. Though this term isn't used very much today, you'll probably be hearing it used more often in the future. That is, unless the computer industry starts to move backwards...
As you might have guessed, this is a unit of measurement for computer data. A terabyte is 1000 gigabytes of data. And since a gigabyte is 1000 megabytes, and a megabyte is 1000 bytes, a terabyte is approximately one trillion bytes. If you want to be exact, a terabyte is 2^40, or 1,099,511,627,776 bytes. Either way, that's a lot of space. Though this term isn't used very much today, you'll probably be hearing it used more often in the future. That is, unless the computer industry starts to move backwards...
Terabyte Definition from Language, Idioms & Slang Dictionaries & Glossaries
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terabyte
Noun
1. a unit of information equal to a trillion (1,099,511,627,776) bytes or 1024 gigabytes
(synonym) T, TB
(hypernym) computer memory unit
(part-meronym) gigabyte, G, GB
Noun
1. a unit of information equal to a trillion (1,099,511,627,776) bytes or 1024 gigabytes
(synonym) T, TB
(hypernym) computer memory unit
(part-meronym) gigabyte, G, GB
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terabyte
terabyte
teras n : (medicine) a grossly malformed and usually nonviable fetus [syn: monster]
terabyte
teras n : (medicine) a grossly malformed and usually nonviable fetus [syn: monster]
Terabyte Definition from Business & Finance Dictionaries & Glossaries
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terabyte (Tb)
1024 gigabytes (Gb)
1024 gigabytes (Gb)
Terabyte Definition from Encyclopedia Dictionaries & Glossaries
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Terabyte
A terabyte (derived from the prefix tera- and commonly abbreviated TB) is a measurement term for data storage capacity. The value of a terabyte is based upon a decimal radix (base 10) and is defined as one trillion (short scale) bytes, or 1000 gigabytes.
The number of bytes in a terabyte is sometimes stated to be approximately 1.0995 x 1012. This difference arises from a conflict between the long standing tradition of using binary prefixes and base 2 in the computer world, and the more popular and intuitive decimal (SI) standard adopted widely in the industry. Standards organizations such as IEC, IEEE and ISO recommend to use the alternative term tebibyte (TiB) to signify the traditional measure of 10244 bytes, or 1024 gibibytes, leading to the following definitions:
- According to the SI standard and current usage, a terabyte (TB) contains 1,000,000,000,000 bytes = 10004 or 1012 bytes.
- According to traditional and binary arithmetic, a terabyte contained 1,099,511,627,776 bytes = 10244 or 240 bytes. This amount is now known instead as a tebibyte, to avoid confusion.
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