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pibit

pibit

9.9
A very large unit for measuring digital information equal to 1,125,899,906,842,624 bits
  • noun
  • /ˈpɪbɪt/
  • Specialized
: pibit
  • A single pibit contains over a quadrillion bits.

Examples

  • Modern data centers can store several pibits of information across thousands of servers.

  • A pibit is significantly larger than a terabit or a tebibit, making it useful for measuring vast datasets.

  • The laboratory measured the experiment's output at 2.5 pibits per second, a record-breaking rate.

  • How many pibits are in a petabit?

  • In large-scale computing, a pibit is used to quantify massive storage capacities.

  • Data analytics can involve processing several pibits of information to uncover patterns.

  • With the rise of big data, understanding how to manage pibits has become crucial.

Synonyms

pebibit
vspibit
  • Specialized
9.9

A very large unit for measuring digital information equal to 1,125,899,906,842,624 bits

has identical value but without the stated computing usage

How Much

pibit
  • Specialized
9.9
petabit
  • Specialized
1 7.5
terabit
  • Specialized
1 5.1
gigabit
  • Specialized
3 4.0
megabit
  • Specialized
2 3.7
kilobit
  • Specialized
1 4.8
bit
  • Specialized
68 4.4

Surface Forms

pibit singular
pibits plural

Etymology

Pibit combines the binary prefix pebi-, which means '2 to the power of 50', with bit, the smallest unit of digital information. So a pibit is a very large number of bits used to measure huge datasets.