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🧪 A chemical element 💾 A huge data unit
Yb

Yb

9.9
A very large unit of digital information equal to 10^24 bits
  • noun
  • Specialized
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  • Data storage capacities are now measured in Yb for the largest scientific projects.

Examples

  • I need to download a file that is 2 Yb in size.

  • The data transfer speed reached 5 Yb per second.

  • Advances in computing may make Yb-scale data storage commonplace in the future.

  • The file transfer required more than one Yb of bandwidth.

  • In recent years, researchers have begun to analyze data sets that exceed 1 Yb in size.

  • By 2030, we could have personal devices capable of holding several Yb of information.

  • The digital archive grew to an astonishing 5 Yb of data, far surpassing previous estimates.

Synonyms

Ybit
vsYb
  • Specialized
9.9

A very large unit for digital information equal to 10^24 bits

is the standard name for the same unit
yottabit
vsYb
  • Specialized
9.9

A very large unit of digital information equal to 1,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000 bits

is the same amount but expressed using an alternative short label

Surface Forms

Yb singular
Ybs plural

Morphology

Yb = bit (transparent) = yotta + bit

The meaning follows directly from the SI prefix 'yotta' (10^24) applied to the unit 'bit', so the quantity is derivable from its parts.

Etymology

Yb is short for yottabit, made from the SI prefix yotta meaning '10^24' and bit meaning 'small unit of digital information'. So Yb names a very large number of bits, which is why we use it for huge data sizes.