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brontobyte

British  
/ ˈbrɒntəʊˌbaɪt /

noun

  1. 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

He says unofficial terms beyond yotta, including brontobyte and geobyte, are already becoming popular.

From Science Magazine

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