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yottabyte

[ yot-uh-bahyt ]
/ ˈyɒt əˌbaɪt /

noun Computers.

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

Nearby words

  1. yosemite national park,
  2. yoshihito,
  3. yoshkar-ola,
  4. yosu,
  5. yotta-,
  6. yottahertz,
  7. you,
  8. you bet your ass,
  9. you better believe it,
  10. 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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