tebibit

9.9

A unit for measuring computer data equal to 1,099,511,627,776 bits

noun
/ˈtɛbɪˌbɪt/

Specialized

: tebibit

The server's backup was over one tebibit in size, requiring several hours to complete.

Examples

A tebibit is commonly used to measure data transfer in high-speed networks.
File sizes are often represented in gibibits or tebibits depending on their magnitude.
A tebibit is a large unit of digital data.
How many tebibits are in a petabyte?
A tebibit is often used to describe the amount of data transferred in a single download.
The video file was 1.5 tebibits, taking a long time to upload on a standard connection.
To store the database efficiently, we need to ensure it does not exceed two tebibits.

Synonyms

Tibit

vstebibit

Specialized

9.9

A very large unit for measuring digital data equal to 1,099,511,627,776 bits

has identical meaning but differs in spelling or capitalization

How Large

Zibit

Specialized

1 9.9

pebibit

Specialized

9.9

tebibit

Specialized

9.9

gibibit

Specialized

9.9

mebibit

Specialized

9.5

kibibit

Specialized

9.9

bit

Specialized

68 4.4

Surface Forms

tebibit singular

tebibits plural

Morphology

tebibit = bit (opaque) = tebi + bit

The prefix 'tebi-' is not a standard English morpheme and requires specialized knowledge of digital data units.

Etymology

The word tebibit comes from the prefix tebi plus bit. Bit is short for 'binary digit', and tebi is the binary cousin of tera, made to show the large power-of-two amounts used in computers. So a tebibit means about one trillion bits and is used to measure very large data amounts.