terabyte

noun

tera·​byte ˈter-ə-ˌbīt How to pronounce terabyte (audio)
: 1024 gigabytes or 1,099,511,627,776 bytes
also : one trillion bytes

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Fraud detection: With instant access to terabytes of financial data, AI can detect inconsistencies and fraudulent patterns with stunning speed and precision. 5. Arleo Dordar, Forbes, 14 Mar. 2025 The Mac Studio also now has Thunderbolt 5 connectors and can now be configured with as much as 512 gigabytes of memory and as much as 16 terabytes of storage option. Bloomberg News, The Mercury News, 5 Mar. 2025 New York startups are already developing AI tools to help lawyers grind through terabytes of documents, clothing retailers to minimize fabric waste, banks to issue micro-loans to small businesses. Andrew Kimball, New York Daily News, 31 Jan. 2025 It is estimated that Rubin will generate up to 10 million alerts embedded within 20 terabytes of data every night. Robert Lea, Space.com, 27 Jan. 2025 See All Example Sentences for terabyte

Word History

Etymology

tera- + byte

First Known Use

1984, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of terabyte was in 1984

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“Terabyte.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/terabyte. Accessed 24 Mar. 2025.

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terabyte

noun
tera·​byte ˈter-ə-ˌbīt How to pronounce terabyte (audio)
: 1024 gigabytes
also : one trillion bytes
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