terabyte

American  

[ter-uh-bahyt] / ˈtɛr əˌbaɪt /

noun

Computers.

1. 2 40 (1,099,511,627,776) bytes; 1024 gigabytes.

2. (loosely) 10 12 or one trillion (1,000,000,000,000) bytes; 1000 gigabytes. TB, TByte.

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terabyte British  

/ ˈtɛrəˌbaɪt /

noun

1. computing 10 ¹² or 2 ⁴⁰ bytes

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terabyte Scientific  

/ tĕr′ə-bīt′ /

1. A unit of computer memory or data storage capacity equal to 1,024 gigabytes (2 ⁴⁰ bytes).

2. One trillion bytes.

3. See Note at megabyte

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Etymology

Origin of terabyte

First recorded in 1980–85; tera- + byte

Example Sentences

He has also been convicted of sharing more than 25 terabytes of copyrighted data.

From BBC

At $2,150 a month for a business package with two terabytes of data, Starlink has made on-board internet access both cheaper and more reliable.

From The Wall Street Journal

For example, Salt Lake City YouTube creator Aaron de Azevedo, who oversees 20 YouTube channels, said he shared 30 terabytes of video footage in a deal with an AI company for roughly $9,000.

From Los Angeles Times

Over 30 petabytes, or 30,000 terabytes, of anonymised health data is already available to researchers working for universities, charities, governments and the private sector.

From BBC

To answer your question, I should find out how many terabytes of footage it was, but it was extremely intimidating to walk into the archives.

From Salon