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EiB

EiB

9.9
A very large unit for measuring digital data equal to 1,024 pebibytes
  • noun
  • Specialized
translation icon : EiB
  • The new server can store up to 2 EiB of data, making it ideal for large-scale data centers.

Examples

  • Scientists analyzed several EiB of climate data to model future weather patterns.

  • One EiB is equal to 1,024 pebibytes.

  • As technology advances, more companies are dealing with storage measured in EiB rather than petabytes.

  • The data center has a capacity of 10 EiB.

  • The new server can store up to 2 EiB of data, making it ideal for large-scale data centers.

  • As technology advances, more companies are dealing with storage measured in EiB rather than petabytes.

  • Scientists analyzed several EiB of climate data to model future weather patterns.

Synonyms

EB
vsEiB
  • Specialized
1 8.4

A very large amount of digital data, about one billion gigabytes

is defined only as 2^60 bytes not the decimal 10^18 form
exbibyte
vsEiB
  • Specialized
9.9

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

is the same measure but usually shown as the short symbol

How Big

EiB
  • Specialized
9.9
petabyte
  • Specialized
2 7.2
terabyte
  • Specialized
8 4.1
gigabyte
  • Specialized
13 2.7
megabyte
  • Specialized
10 3.0
kilobyte
  • Specialized
4 3.6
byte
  • Specialized
23 3.6

Surface Forms

EiB singular
EiBs plural

Etymology

EiB stands for exbibyte, where exbi- mixes 'exa' with bi- meaning 'two' (think of a bicycle) and byte means a 'unit of digital information', so the name points to a size for digital data. So, because of the bi- part it counts in groups based on two, making an EiB a very large data size equal to 1,024 pebibytes and used for huge digital storage.