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terabyte

[ter-uh-bahyt]
noun Computers.
  1. 240 (1,099,511,627,776) bytes; 1024 gigabytes.
  2. (loosely) 1012 or one trillion (1,000,000,000,000) bytes; 1000 gigabytes. Symbol: TB, TByte.
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Origin of terabyte

First recorded in 1980–85; tera- + byte
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British Dictionary definitions for terabyte

terabyte

noun
  1. computing 10 12 or 2 40 bytes
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Word Origin and History for terabyte

n.

by 1982, from tera- + byte.

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terabyte in Science

terabyte

[tĕr′ə-bīt′]
  1. A unit of computer memory or data storage capacity equal to 1,024 gigabytes (240 bytes).
  2. One trillion bytes. See Note at megabyte.
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