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ZiB

ZiB

1 9.9
A very large unit for measuring digital data equal to 1,024 exbibytes
  • noun
  • /ziːˈiːˈbiː/
  • Specialized
translation icon : ZiB

Examples

  • F---ing zib.

    Fat Pizza (2003)

  • This hard drive has a capacity of 5 ZiB, which is enough to store vast amounts of data.

  • The new server can handle up to 10 ZiB of digital information efficiently.

  • Our company's data center now has 8 ZiB of storage space to accommodate growing demands.

Synonyms

zebibyte
vsZiB
  • Specialized
9.9

A very large unit for measuring digital storage equal to 1,024 exbibytes

is the same unit but expressed as a short uppercase abbreviation

How Large

ZiB
  • Specialized
1 9.9
pebibyte
  • Specialized
9.9
tebibyte
  • Specialized
9.9
gibibyte
  • Specialized
7.1
mebibyte
  • Specialized
8.7
kibibyte
  • Specialized
7.6
byte
  • Specialized
23 3.6

Surface Forms

ZiB singular
ZiBs plural

Morphology

ZiB = zebibyte (semi-transparent) = Z + i + B

The symbol is a direct abbreviation of the full unit name 'zebibyte' (IEC prefix 'Zi' + 'B' for byte), so the structural relation to the base word is clear.

Etymology

ZiB is short for zebibyte, made from zebi- and -byte, and it follows names like gigabyte and megabyte so the pattern is familiar. The zebi- part includes bi, which means 'two' or 'binary', so a ZiB is a very large binary block of bytes equal to 2 to the power of 70 and is used to measure huge amounts of digital data.