yottabyte

[ yot-uh-bahyt ]

/ ˈyɒt əˌbaɪt /

noun Computers.

(loosely) 1024 or one septillion bytes; 1000 zettabytes. Symbol: YB

Nearby words

yosemite falls, yosemite national park, yoshihito, yoshkar-ola, yotta-, yottabyte, yottahertz, you, you bet your ass, you better believe it, you can catch more flies with honey than with vinegar

Origin of yottabyte

First recorded in 1990–95; yotta- + byte

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British Dictionary definitions for yottabyte

yottabyte

/ (ˈjɒtəˌbaɪt) /

noun

computing 10 24 or 2 80 bytes

Word Origin for yottabyte

C20: probably from Italian otto eight

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