brontobyte

British

/ ˈbrɒntəʊˌbaɪt /

noun

not_standard computing 10 ²⁷ or 2 ⁹⁰ bytes

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Etymology

Origin of brontobyte

C21: probably from _brontosaurus

Example Sentences

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Google’s unit converter, for example, already tells users that 1,000 yottabytes is 1 hellabyte, and at least one UK government website quotes brontobyte as the correct term.

From Scientific American • Nov. 23, 2022

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