petabyte

[ pet-uh-bahyt ]

/ ˈpɛt əˌbaɪt /

noun

250 bytes, or 1,024 terabytes.

(loosely) 1015 or a million billion bytes. Symbol: PB

Words nearby petabyte

pet sitting, pet., pet.e., peta, peta-, petabyte, petach tikva, petahertz, petal, petaliferous, petaline

Origin of petabyte

peta- + byte

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British Dictionary definitions for petabyte

petabyte

/ (ˈpɛtəˌbaɪt) /

noun

computing 10 15 or 2 50 bytes

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Scientific definitions for petabyte

petabyte

[ pĕt′ə-bīt ]

A unit of computer memory or data storage capacity equal to 1,024 terabytes (250 bytes).

One quadrillion bytes. See Note at megabyte.