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Eibit

Eibit

9.9
A very large unit used in computers for measuring digital data equal to 1,152,921,504,606,846,976 bits
  • noun
  • /ˈiːbɪt/
  • Specialized
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  • The difference between an Eibit and an exabit lies in the binary versus decimal calculation.

Examples

  • A single Eibit is used to measure massive amounts of network data transmission.

  • Cloud storage providers rarely advertise their capacities in Eibits due to the enormous size.

  • One Eibit is a massive amount of data.

  • The file size was over 5 Eibits!

  • A single Eibit can store the equivalent of over one million high-definition movies.

  • Data centers often measure their storage capacities in Eibits to represent vast amounts of information.

  • Transferring a file of one Eibit would take a considerable amount of time even on the fastest networks.

Synonyms

exbibit
vsEibit
  • Specialized
9.9

A very large unit for measuring digital information used in computers equal to 2^60 bits

is identical in meaning but written with a different spelling

How Big

Eibit
  • Specialized
9.9
petabit
  • Specialized
7.5
terabit
  • Specialized
1 5.1
gigabit
  • Specialized
3 4.0
megabit
  • Specialized
2 3.7
kilobit
  • Specialized
1 4.8
bit
  • Specialized
106 4.4

Surface Forms

Eibit singular
Eibits plural

Morphology

Eibit = bit (semi-transparent) = Ei + bit

Built from the IEC binary prefix 'Ei' (exbi, 2^60) plus 'bit'; the compositional pattern is systematic in computing but the exact numeric value is specialized knowledge.

Etymology

The word Eibit comes from the binary prefix exbi-, where ex shows 'very large' and bi means 'two', just like in bicycle. Because it joins bit ('a single piece of digital information'), an Eibit is a very large number of bits and equals 2^60 bits.