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exbibit

exbibit

9.9
A very large unit for measuring digital information used in computers equal to 2^60 bits
  • noun
  • /ˈɛksbɪbɪt/
  • Specialized
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  • One exbibit equals 1,152,921,504,606,846,976 bits.

Examples

  • A data center might store several exbibits of information to support global operations.

  • The file archive exceeded half an exbibit in total data.

  • Transfer speeds are now measured in exbibit per second on cutting-edge networks.

  • The size is 5 exbibits.

  • A data center might store several exbibits of information to support global operations.

  • The file archive exceeded half an exbibit in total data.

  • One exbibit equals 1,152,921,504,606,846,976 bits.

Synonyms

Eibit
vsexbibit
  • Specialized
9.9

A very large unit used in computers for measuring digital data equal to 1,152,921,504,606,846,976 bits

has identical meaning but differs in spelling or letter case

Surface Forms

exbibit singular
exbibits plural

Morphology

exbibit = bit (semi-transparent) = exbi + bit + exbi

Formed from the technical binary prefix 'exbi-' (2^60) plus the common word 'bit'; the formation is regular but the prefix is specialised and unlikely to be known by average learners.

Etymology

Exbibit is built from the prefix exbi, a form used for counting in twos, and bit, where bit means 'the smallest unit of digital information'. It's like an exabyte but uses the binary exbi part, so exbibit names a very large number of bits for huge data sizes.