terabyte
noun
tera·byte
ˈter-ə-ˌbīt 
: 1024 gigabytes or 1,099,511,627,776 bytes
also
: one trillion bytes
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Each day, over 402 million terabytes of new data emerge across the global digital ecosystem—a volume that continues to expand at a rapid clip.
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Rajiv Shesh, Forbes.com, 13 May 2025
This one from Western Digital has options that go up to 20 terabytes.
—Brenda Stolyar, Wired News, 9 May 2025
In court on Friday, federal judge Margaret Garnett ordered that all the government's discovery — about 4 terabytes worth of it — be turned over to the defense by May 27.
—Ben Brachfeld, People.com, 25 Apr. 2025
The telescope has been in operation for over 30 years, undergone a total of five servicing missions and delivered nearly 250 terabytes of data in contributions to our understanding of the universe.
—Josh Dinner, Space.com, 22 Apr. 2025
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Rajiv Shesh, Forbes.com, 13 May 2025
This one from Western Digital has options that go up to 20 terabytes.
—Brenda Stolyar, Wired News, 9 May 2025
In court on Friday, federal judge Margaret Garnett ordered that all the government's discovery — about 4 terabytes worth of it — be turned over to the defense by May 27.
—Ben Brachfeld, People.com, 25 Apr. 2025
The telescope has been in operation for over 30 years, undergone a total of five servicing missions and delivered nearly 250 terabytes of data in contributions to our understanding of the universe.
—Josh Dinner, Space.com, 22 Apr. 2025
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“Terabyte.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/terabyte. Accessed 29 May. 2025.
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terabyte
noun
tera·byte
ˈter-ə-ˌbīt
: 1024 gigabytes
also
: one trillion bytes
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