terabyte

noun

tera·​byte ˈter-ə-ˌbīt 

: 1024 gigabytes or 1,099,511,627,776 bytes

also : one trillion bytes

Examples of terabyte in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

By comparison, Hubble has delivered a little more than 400 terabytes of data since its launch in 1990. — Stephen Clark, ArsTechnica, 31 Aug. 2026

For context, the Hubble Space Telescope has generated about 400 terabytes of data across its 35 or so years of service, while Roman will be generating about 500 terabytes every single year. — Monisha Ravisetti, Space.com, 30 Aug. 2026

The telescope is expected to transmit one terabyte of data per day — like streaming 1 million songs from 1 million miles away down to Earth, said Jeremy Perkins, Roman telescope integration and test scientist at Goddard. — Ashley Strickland, CNN Money, 30 Aug. 2026

Over 12 terabytes of data, containing builds of every game uploaded to Steam between 2003 and 2013, has been leaked. — Terrence O'Brien, The Verge, 30 Aug. 2026

Word History

Etymology

tera- + byte

First Known Use

1984, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for terabyte

• acolyte
• aconite
• allanite
• alunite
• amberlite
• ammonite
• amorite
• amphitrite
• analyte
• anchorite
• andesite
• anhydrite

Kids Definition

terabyte

noun

tera·​byte ˈter-ə-ˌbīt 

: 1024 gigabytes

also : one trillion bytes