terabyte
noun
tera·byte
ˈter-ə-ˌbīt 
: 1024 gigabytes or 1,099,511,627,776 bytes
also
: one trillion bytes
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Alarmingly, foreign intruders have already extracted terabytes of data from defense industry networks in recent years.
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William J. Lynn Iii, Foreign Affairs, 28 Sep. 2011
But even with a 30-45 fps camera, a self-driving car would generate nearly 40 terabytes of data per hour.
—Jacek Krywko, Ars Technica, 7 June 2024
The researchers compared images taken in every part of Ukraine before the war to images taken during the war — about 50 terabytes of imagery in total.
—Marco Hernandez, New York Times, 3 June 2024
Last month, a different group, called INC Ransom, published a huge trove of data — three terabytes’ worth — culled from a hack of the NHS Dumfries and Galloway, an NHS board overseeing a region of Scotland for the health service.
—Marco Quiroz-Gutierrez, Fortune Europe, 5 June 2024
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William J. Lynn Iii, Foreign Affairs, 28 Sep. 2011
But even with a 30-45 fps camera, a self-driving car would generate nearly 40 terabytes of data per hour.
—Jacek Krywko, Ars Technica, 7 June 2024
The researchers compared images taken in every part of Ukraine before the war to images taken during the war — about 50 terabytes of imagery in total.
—Marco Hernandez, New York Times, 3 June 2024
Last month, a different group, called INC Ransom, published a huge trove of data — three terabytes’ worth — culled from a hack of the NHS Dumfries and Galloway, an NHS board overseeing a region of Scotland for the health service.
—Marco Quiroz-Gutierrez, Fortune Europe, 5 June 2024
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terabyte
noun
tera·byte
ˈter-ə-ˌbīt
: 1024 gigabytes
also
: one trillion bytes
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